Brown, Harvey R. and Pooley, Oliver (2004) Minkowski space-time: a glorious non-entity. [Preprint]
Abstract
It is argued that Minkowski space-time cannot serve as the deep structure within a ``constructive'' version of the special theory of relativity, contrary to widespread opinion in the philosophical community.
| Item Type: | Preprint |
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| Commentary on: | Balashov, Yuriand Janssen, Michel (2002) Presentism and Relativity. [Preprint] |
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| Keywords: | explanation, inertia, length contraction, conformal structure, affine connection, principle theories, constructive theories, special relativity, space-time, Einstein, Lorentz, Bell, Friedman, Balashov, Janssen |
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| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics |
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| Depositing User: | Oliver Pooley |
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| Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2004 |
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| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:12 |
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| Item ID: | 1661 |
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| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1661 |
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