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Spacetime Structure

Barrett, Thomas William (2014) Spacetime Structure. [Preprint]

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This paper makes an observation about the ``amount of structure'' that different classical and relativistic spacetimes posit. The observation substantiates a suggestion made by Earman (1989) and yields a cautionary remark concerning the scope and applicability of structural parsimony principles.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Barrett, Thomas Williamthomaswb@princeton.edu
Keywords: spacetime, structure, Galilean spacetime, Newtonian spacetime, Minkowski spacetime
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User: Thomas Barrett
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2015 00:14
Last Modified: 14 Jan 2015 00:14
Item ID: 11265
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date: 2014
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11265

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