Giovanni Valente
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Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • “Is there a Stability Problem for Bayesian Noncommutative Probabilities?”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 38, pp.832-843 (2007)
  • “John von Neumann’s Mathematical ‘Utopia’ in Quantum Theory”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 39, pp.860-871 (2008)
  • “How Local are Local Operations in Local Quantum Field Theory?”, with Miklos Rédei, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 41, pp. 346-353 (2010)
  • “Can Entanglement be Destroyed by Any Local Operation in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory?”, in Philosophy of Science, Volume 77, pp.1029-1041 (2010)
  • “Editorial: Reduction, Emergence and Physics”, with Stephan Hartmann, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 41, pp. 919 (2011)
  • “Local Disentanglement in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 44, pp. 424-432. (2013)
  • “Relativistic Causality in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory”, with John Earman, in International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 28, pp. 1-48 (2014)
  • “The Approach Towards Equilibrium in Lanford's Theorem”, in European Journal for Philosophy of Science, Volume 4, pp. 309-335 (2014)
  • “Does the Reeh-Schlieder Theorem Violate Relativistic Causality?”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 48, pp. 147-155 (2014)
  • “Editorial: Relativistic Causality”, with James O. Weatherall, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 48, pp. 48 (2014)
  • “Time and Irreversibility in Axiomatic Thermodynamics”, with Harvey R. Brown and Robert Marsland III, in American Journal of Physics, Volume 83, pp. 628-634 (2015)
  • “Lanford's Theorem and the Emergence of Irreversibility”, with Jos Uffink, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 45, pp. 404-438 (2015)
  • “Restoring Particle Phenomenology”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 51, pp. 97-103 (2015)
  • "On the Paradox of Reversible Processes in Thermodynamics", in ​Synthese, Volume 196, Issue 5, May 2019, pp. 1761-1781 (2019)
  • “Evolution of Superoscillations in the Dirac Field”, with Fabrizio Colombo, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 50, pp. 1356-1375 (2020)
  • "Quantum Symmetry Breaking and Physical Inequivalence: The case of Ferromagnetism", in Synthese, Volume 198, pp. 8127-8148  (2020)
  • “Editorial: Symmetries and Asymmetries in Physics”, with Radin Dardashti and Mathias Frisch, in Synthese, Volume 199, pp. 983-989  (2021)
  • “What is Really Quantum in Quantum Econophysics?”, with Gianni Arioli, in Philosophy of Science, Volume 88, Issue 4, pp. 665-685 (2021)
  • “The Power of Meta-analysis: A Challenge for Evidence-based Medicine", with Paola Berchialla, Daniele Chiffi, and Ari Voutilainen, in European Journal for Philosophy of Science , Volume 11, Issue 7, (2021)
  • “Taking up Statistical Thermodynamics: Equilibrium Fluctuations and Irreversibility”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Volume 85, pp. 176-184 (2021)
  • “Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment Modeling of Climate Change”, with Massimo Tavoni, in Perspectives on Science, Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 321-351 (2022)
  • “Evidence and Analogy in Archaeostronomy”, with Francesco Nappo and Giulio Magli, in Synthese, Volume 200 (2022)
  • “Prediction via Similarity: Biomedical Big Data and the Case of Cancer Models”, with Fabio Boniolo and Giovanni Boniolo, in Philosophy and Technology, Volume 36, Issue 8 (2023)
  • "Surrogative Reasoning in the Sciences", with Rawad El Skaf, Laura Felline and Patricia Palacios, in Synthese, Volume 203, pp. 1-11 (2024)
  • "Changing Behaviour under Unfairness: An Evolutionary Model of the Ultimatum Game", with Gianni Arioli and Roberto Lucchetti, in International Journal of Approximate Reasoning​, Volume 164 (2024)
  • “Tales of Twin Cities: What are Climate Analogues Good for?”, with Hernan Bobadilla, Rawad El Skaf and Francesco Nappo, in European Journal for Philosophy of Science, Volume 14 (2024)
  • "Approximations that Matter: Virtual Particles as Carriers of Interactions", with Nicolò Cangiotti and Gianni Arioli, in Synthese, Volume 205, Issue 2 (2025)

​Publications in peer-reviewed volumes
  • "The Paradox of Infinite Limits: A Realist Response", with Patricia Palacios, in Contemporary Scientific Realism and the Challenge from the History of Science​, edited by Timothy Lyons and Peter Vickers, Oxford University Press (2021), pp. 312-349
  • "Afanassjewa and The Foundations of Thermodynamics", with Jos Uffink, in Tatjana Afanassjewa and Her Legacy: Philosophical Insights from the Work of an Original Physicist and Mathematician, Springer (2021), pp. 55-82     

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Special Issues Edited
  •  “Reduction, Emergence and Physics”, with Stephan Hartmann, Special Issue of Foundations of Physics, Volume 41 (2011)   
  • "Relativistic Causality", with James O. Weatherall, Special Issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of​ Modern Physics, Volume 48 (2014)
  • "Symmetries and Asymmetries in Physics", with Radin Dardashti and Mathias Frisch, Topical Collection of Synthese, Volume 199 (2021)
  • "Surrogative Reasoning in the Sciences", with Rawad El Skaf, Laura Felline and Patricia Palacios, Topical Collection of Synthese​, Volume 203 (2024)

​Books
  • Causalità Relativistica. Problemi filosofici all’incontro di teoria dei quanti e relatività ristretta, MIMESIS editore, November 2016 (in Italian)
  • Tatjana Afanassjewa and Her Legacy: Philosophical Insights from the Work of an Original Physicist and Mathematician, with Jos Uffink, Charlotte Werndl and Lena Zuchowski, Springer, January 2021 
  • Analogical Reasoning in Science, with Francesco Nappo, Elements in Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University Press, May 2026






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