Full Idea
For Dowe physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities.
Gist of Idea
Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities
Source
report of Phil Dowe (Physical Causation [2000]) by S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum - Getting Causes from Powers 10.2
Book Reference
Anjum,R.J./Mumford,S.: 'Getting Causes from Powers' [OUP 2011], p.217
A Reaction
[see Psillos 2002 on this] This is evidently a modification of the idea of physical causation as energy-transfer, but narrowing it down to exclude trivial cases. I guess. Need better physics.