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    It is not the case that If holonomy-based or loop-space formulations of electromagnetism (as developed by Gambini and Trias) are empirically equivalent to field-component formulations, then privileging a two-degree-of-freedom count reflects a choice of representation, not mind-independent fact.

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    • 1.Empirical equivalence at the observational level need not extend to unobservable structural features; formulations may differ in causal architecture or explanatory depth.
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    • 2.The two-degree-of-freedom count may reflect constraints from quantization, symmetry principles, or physical laws that exist prior to any representational choice.
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    • 3.Calling a feature 'representational' rather than 'factual' requires justification beyond empirical equivalence—structural properties can be mind-independent even if multiply realizable.
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    • 1.Empirical equivalence entails the same observational predictions, so degree-of-freedom counts cannot ground a fact about reality independent of representation.
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    • 2.The choice between holonomy and field-component formulations is analogous to gauge freedom: both describe identical physics through different mathematical structures.
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    • 3.If two formulations are genuinely empirically equivalent, ascribing metaphysical privilege to one's degree-of-freedom count commits us to unobservable distinctions.
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