Bamonti, Nicola (2024) Re(l)ality: The View From Nowhere vs. The View From Everywhere. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Using the fiber bundle framework, this work investigates the conceptual and mathematical foundations of reference frames in General Relativity by contrasting two paradigms. The View from Nowhere interprets frame representations as perspectives on an invariant equivalence class, while the View from Everywhere posits each frame representation as constituting reality itself. This conception of reality is termed ”Relality.” The paper critically examines the philosophical and practical implications of these views, with a focus on reconciling theory with experimental practice. Central to the discussion is the challenge of providing a perspicuous characterisation of ontology. The View from Nowhere aligns with the so-called ‘sophisticated approach on symmetries’ and it complicates the empirical grounding of theoretical constructs. In contrast, the View from Everywhere offers a relational ontology that avoids the abstraction of equivalence classes.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bamonti, Nicola nicola.bamonti@sns.it 0000-0003-3841-6848
Keywords:	General relativity, reference frames, symmetries, metaphysics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User:	Mr Nicola Bamonti
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2024 19:30
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2024 19:30
Item ID:	24456
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	1 January 2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24456

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