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An example relevant to the Kretschmann-Einstein debate

Rafael, Sorkin (2001) An example relevant to the Kretschmann-Einstein debate. [Preprint]

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We cast the flat space theory of a scalar field in generally covariant form by introducing an auxiliary field $\lambda$. The resulting theory is couched in terms of an action integral $S$, and all the fields (the scalar, the spacetime metric, and $\lambda$) are dynamical in the sense of being varied freely in $S$. Conservation of energy-momentum emerges as a formal consequence of diffeomorphism invariance, in close analogy with the situation in ordinary general relativity.


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Rafael, Sorkin
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User: Kevin Davey
Date Deposited: 17 Aug 2001
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 15:10
Item ID: 371
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date: 2001
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/371

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