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Two notions of physical possibility are to be considered: phys. Poss1 which can be substantially characterized as a certain limit of technical possibility for physical assertions (i.e., assertions that involve only physical and logico-mathematical terms), and phys. Poss2 defined as compatibility with physical laws in a suitable sense, it being understood that these laws are considered as expressed in an extensional language.1
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Bressan, A. (1980). On Physical Possibility. In: Dalla Chiara, M.L. (eds) Italian Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8937-5_13
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