Brown, Harvey R. and Pooley, Oliver (2004) Minkowski space-time: a glorious non-entity. [Preprint]

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It is argued that Minkowski space-time cannot serve as the deep structure within a ``constructive'' version of the special theory of relativity, contrary to widespread opinion in the philosophical community.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Brown, Harvey R. Pooley, Oliver
Commentary on:	Balashov, Yuri and Janssen, Michel (2002) Presentism and Relativity. [Preprint]
Keywords:	explanation, inertia, length contraction, conformal structure, affine connection, principle theories, constructive theories, special relativity, space-time, Einstein, Lorentz, Bell, Friedman, Balashov, Janssen
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	Oliver Pooley
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2004
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:12
Item ID:	1661
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	March 2004
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1661

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• Balashov, Yuri and Janssen, Michel Presentism and Relativity. (deposited 09 Jan 2002)
  • Brown, Harvey R. and Pooley, Oliver Minkowski space-time: a glorious non-entity. (deposited 18 Mar 2004) [Currently Displayed]
    • Janssen, Michel Drawing the Line Between Kinematics and Dynamics in Special Relativity. (deposited 17 Feb 2008)

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