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There is no invariant, four-dimensional stuff

Halvorson, Hans (2019) There is no invariant, four-dimensional stuff. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Some philosophers say that in special relativity (STR), four-dimensional stuff is invariant in some sense that three-dimensional stuff is not. I show that the claim is false.


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Item Type: Preprint
Creators:
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Halvorson, Hanshhalvors@princeton.edu
Keywords: special theory of relativity, four-dimensionalism, invariance
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User: Hans Halvorson
Date Deposited: 30 May 2019 04:52
Last Modified: 30 May 2019 04:52
Item ID: 16062
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date: 28 May 2019
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16062

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