Norton, John D. (2001) General Covariance, Gauge Theories and the Kretschmann Objection. [Preprint]

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Abstract

How can we reconcile two claims that are now both widely accepted: Kretschmann's claim that a requirement of general covariance is physically vacuous and the standard view that the general covariance of general relativity expresses the physically important diffeomorphism gauge freedom of general relativity? I urge that both claims can be held without contradiction if we attend to the context in which each is made.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Norton, John D.
Keywords:	Einstein Kretschmann Covariance Relativity Gauge
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	John Norton
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2001
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:10
Item ID:	380
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	August 2001
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/380

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