Quark as an object of an historical-epistemological analysis: elementary particle physics on a bachelardian perspective

• Autor(a) principal: Milnitsky, Renan
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Gurgel, Ivã, Munhoz, Marcelo Gameiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/75978

In this work, the quark was placed as a central object of an historical and epistemological investigation based on the foundations of Gaston Bachelard's epistemology on the construction of knowledge of Physics in the 20th century. The work of the french philosopher was used to reflect on the historical construction of this object of study that has been widely discussed in the particle physics teaching. The results of the historical study were presented through a historical-epistemological interaction diagram, constructed in analogy to the famous Feynman diagrams. The aim was to show the interaction of historical events, mediated by epistemological movements, elucidating how the ruptures and the modes of theoretical and experimental thinking materializes in the evolution and development of Particle Physics. With this work, we intend to collaborate for the recent discussions about the role played by historical and epistemological debates in the Modern and Contemporary Physics teaching, especially for the Particle Physics teaching.