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Geodesic Universality in General Relativity

Tamir, Michael (2012) Geodesic Universality in General Relativity. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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According to (Tamir, 2012), the geodesic principle strictly interpreted is compatible with Einstein’s field equations only in pathologically unstable circumstances and, hence, cannot play a fundamental role in the theory. In this paper it is shown that geodesic dynamics can still be coherently reinterpreted within contemporary relativity theory as a universality thesis. By developing an analysis of universality in physics, we argue that the widespread geodesic clustering of diverse free-fall massive bodies observed in nature qualifies as a universality phenomenon. We then show how this near-geodetic clustering can be explained despite the pathologies associated with strict geodesic motion in Einstein’s theory.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCID
Tamir, Michaelmntamir@gmail.com
Keywords: Geodesic, Universality, Idealization, Relativity Theory, Einstein
Subjects: General Issues > Models and Idealization
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Depositing User: Dr Michael Tamir
Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2012 03:18
Last Modified: 17 Sep 2012 03:18
Item ID: 9331
Subjects: General Issues > Models and Idealization
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Date: 2012
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9331

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