A hole revolution, or are we back where we started?

Pooley, Oliver (2006) A hole revolution, or are we back where we started?.

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Abstract

Doubts are raised concerning Rickles' claim that ``an exact analog of the hole argument can be constructed in the loop representation of quantum gravity'' (Rickles, `A new spin on the hole argument', Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 36 (2005) 415–434).

Commentary on:Rickles, Dean (2004) A New Spin on the Hole Argument.
EPrint Type:Preprint
Keywords:Hole argument, Loop quantum gravity, Spin-networks, Substantivalism, Relationalism, General covariance
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics: Symmetries/Invariances
Specific Sciences: Physics: Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences: Physics: Quantum Mechanics
ID Code:2938
Deposited By:Pooley, Oliver
Deposited On:04 October 2006
Additional Information:This is a preprint of: `A hole revolution, or are we back where we started?', Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 37 (2006) 372–380.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.11.003
Please cite the published version.
There is a reply by Rickles in the same issue of the journal.

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