Sus, Adán (2020) How to be a realist about Minkowski spacetime without believing in magical explanations. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 35 (2). pp. 175-195. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
The question about the relation between spacetime structure and the symmetries of laws has received renewed attention in a recent discussion about the status of Minkowski spacetime in Special Relativity. In that context we find two extreme positions (either spacetime explains symmetries of laws or vice-versa) and a general assumption about the debate being mainly about explanation. The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to argue that the ontological dimension of the debate cannot be ignored; second, to claim that taking ontology into account involves considering a third perspective on the relation between spacetime and symmetries of laws; one in which both terms would be somehow derived from common assumptions on the formulation of a given physical theory.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | Special Relativity; Minkowski spacetime; Dynamical approach; Explanation | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2020 03:27 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2020 03:27 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 17208 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.21065 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Date: | May 2020 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 175-195 | ||||||
| Volume: | 35 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17208 |
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