Swanson, Noel and Halvorson, Hans (2012) On North's "The Structure of Physics". [Preprint]
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Abstract
Jill North argues that Hamiltonian mechanics provides the most spare -- and hence most accurate -- account of the structure of a classical world. We point out some difficulties for her argument, and raise some general points about attempts to minimize structural commitments.
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| Keywords: | classical mechanics, state space | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Depositing User: | Hans Halvorson | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2012 13:30 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2012 13:30 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 9314 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Date: | 5 September 2012 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9314 |
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