Articles & monographs

The Problem of Generalized Measurements in Relational Quantum Mechanics

with Vincenzo Fano and Sebastiano Salzano · International Journal of Theoretical Physics 65(6), art. 183

Relational Unsharp Properties: A POVM-Based Ontology for Relational Quantum Mechanics

with Vincenzo Fano and Sebastiano Salzano · European Journal for Philosophy of Science 16(1), art. 13

Relational Information: Towards a New Kind of Information in Quantum Mechanics

with Niccolò Covoni · Foundations of Physics 56(1), art. 14

Relational Quantum Mechanics and (Soft) Perspectivism

with Niccolò Covoni and Vincenzo Fano · Foundations of Physics 56(1), art. 6

Quando un'analogia guida la scienza. Il ruolo metodologico dell'analogia nella termodinamica dei buchi neri

with Vincenzo Fano · Sophia XVIII(1), 53–68 · in Italian

Transdisciplinarità e μεταξύ: la conoscenza nello spazio relazionale tra i saperi

with Marco Martino · Sophia XVIII(1), 11–28 · in Italian

Non-Relativistic Background Independence and the Gauging of Spacetime Symmetries

with Nicola Bamonti and Enrico Cinti · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Quo Vadis Wheeler–DeWitt Time? Challenging Emergent Time in Quantum Cosmology

with Nicola Bamonti and Enrico Cinti · Philosophy of Science 92(5), 1327–1337

A Note on the Electron's Magnetic Moment

Foundations of Physics 55(4)

A systematic critique of Sebens's semiclassical "precursor" to QED, in which the electron's anomalous magnetic moment arises from the self-interaction of an extended charge distribution. Where the standard derivation fixes the anomaly through gauge symmetry, the Ward–Takahashi identity and renormalization, the semiclassical model lacks the structural resources guaranteeing universality — trading explanatory depth for mechanical appeal.

Reichenbach's Forgotten Argument

with Enrico Cinti, Alberto Corti and Vincenzo Fano · Foundations of Physics 55(4)

Relational Properties and Relational Quantum Mechanics

with Vincenzo Fano · Foundations of Physics 55(4)

Peeking Inside the Black Hole: Philosophical Considerations on the AMPSS Paradox and its Resolution

with Enrico Cinti · Foundations of Physics 55(3)

A critical evaluation of holographic interior reconstruction within AdS/CFT, in the face of the AMPSS paradox. The implicit assumptions behind interior reconstruction are shown to coincide with those underpinning a popular resolution of the firewall paradox, situating the program within a larger strategy for describing black holes in quantum gravity.

Bridging Supersymmetry and the Spin–Statistics Theorem: A Quest for Emergence

with Enrico Cinti · Synthese 205(3)

Supersymmetry relates particles of distinct spin, while the spin–statistics theorem ties spin to statistics — a prima facie tension. The paper proposes that both spin and the theorem may emerge as low-energy phenomena, examining SUSY breaking at lower energy scales as a route to reconciling the two within supersymmetric quantum field theory.

A Bayesian Analysis of the Hubble Tension

with Vincenzo Fano · Foundations of Science 30(4), 925–944

A Bayesian treatment of the discrepancy between local measurements of H₀ and the value predicted by ΛCDM from CMB data. Incorporating independent James Webb Space Telescope data, the analysis finds no longer strong evidence against ΛCDM, suggesting the perceived crisis in cosmology may have been overstated.

Il ruolo della transdisciplinarità nell'era dell'intelligenza artificiale (generativa)

Sophia XVII(1), 69–94 · in Italian

Underdetermination in Classic and Modern Tests of General Relativity

with William J. Wolf and James Read · European Journal for Philosophy of Science 14(4)

The orthodoxy holds that both classic and modern tests confirm general relativity in particular. By exhibiting classes of relativistic and non-relativistic theories that would also pass such tests, the paper shows that underdetermination looms larger than expected, prompting a more careful account of what these tests actually test.

Exploring the Interplay Between Wave Function Realism and Gauge Symmetry Interpretations in Quantum Mechanics

Foundations of Physics 54(4)

Through the case of a quantum particle in an electromagnetic field, gauge transformations are shown to affect the wave function's phase, posing a dilemma for wave-function realism. The paper discusses resolutions, including a redefinition of ontological commitments to accommodate gauge-invariance.

Beyond the Quantum Membrane Paradigm: A Philosophical Analysis of the Structure of Black Holes in Full Quantum Gravity

with Enrico Cinti · Foundations of Physics 54(3)

Wallace's Quantum Membrane Paradigm posits a real membrane of black-hole microstates at the horizon. The paper argues this is limited to low-energy quantum gravity and must be modified to avoid geometric notions like the event horizon — drawing on replica wormholes and entanglement-wedge reconstruction to reframe the nature of horizons in full quantum gravity.

SUSY, Spin-Statistics, and All That: On the Contrast Between Spin-Statistics and Wigner's Theorem

with Enrico Cinti · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Since supersymmetry relates bosons and fermions within a single supermultiplet, the Bose–Einstein / Fermi–Dirac distinction seems to collapse. The paper argues for two options in the face of the Wigner / spin–statistics conflict: abandon spin–statistics for an invariant superfield ontology, or uphold it at the cost of ontological redundancy.

Unveiling Paradoxes: Driving Progress in Physics

Sophia

On the evolving relationship between theoretical discovery and empirical verification, and the role of paradoxes as a guide to scientific progress. Focusing on black-hole paradoxes in quantum gravity, the paper proposes a heuristic approach in which paradox analysis and experimental validation converge.

On Entanglement as a Relation

with Enrico Cinti and Alberto Corti · European Journal for Philosophy of Science 12(1)

EPSA Graduate Student Essay Prize · Giulio Giorello Prize

An ontological analysis of quantum entanglement as a genuine relation rather than a property of individual systems, with consequences for the metaphysics of non-separability and the interpretation of quantum states.

Humeanism in Light of Quantum Gravity

with Enrico Cinti · Synthese 199(3–4), 10839–10863

An examination of Humean supervenience in the context of quantum gravity, arguing that standard formulations of Humeanism face structural difficulties when confronted with the non-classical features of spacetime at the Planck scale.

How Many Properties of Spin Does a Particle Have?

with Alberto Corti · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

On the ontological status of spin in quantum mechanics. The paper argues against the naive view that a particle has a single spin property, examining how the multiplicity of spin observables bears on the metaphysics of quantum properties.

The Devil in the (Implicit) Details: On the AMPS Paradox and its Resolution

with Enrico Cinti · International Journal of Theoretical Physics

A close examination of the implicit assumptions underlying the AMPS firewall paradox and its proposed resolutions, arguing that the perceived tension between unitarity, the equivalence principle, and low-energy effective field theory turns on what is held fixed in the semiclassical regime.

Phenomenological Strings and String Phenomenology

with Enrico Cinti · in Epistemologia — Festschrift for Vincenzo Fano

Lifshitz Hydrodynamics from Lifshitz Black Branes with Linear Momentum

with Jelle Hartong and Niels A. Obers · Journal of High Energy Physics 10(2016)120

A derivation of Lifshitz hydrodynamics from black brane solutions with linear momentum, contributing to the fluid/gravity correspondence in non-relativistic Lifshitz spacetimes and to the broader programme of holography beyond AdS.

Gravitational Tension, Spacetime Pressure and Black Hole Volume

with Jay Armas and Niels A. Obers · Journal of High Energy Physics 09(2016)124

An investigation of gravitational tension and spacetime pressure in the context of extended black hole thermodynamics, deriving a consistent notion of black hole volume and clarifying its thermodynamic role in the first law.