Rosenstock, Sarita and Barrett, Thomas William and Weatherall, James Owen (2015) On Einstein Algebras and Relativistic Spacetimes. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the relationship between general relativity and the theory of Einstein algebras. We show that according to a formal criterion for theoretical equivalence recently proposed by Halvorson (2012, 2015) and Weatherall (2015), the two are equivalent theories.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rosenstock, Sarita rosensts@uci.edu Barrett, Thomas William thomaswb@princeton.edu Weatherall, James Owen weatherj@uci.edu
Keywords:	general relativity, Einstein algebras, substantivalism, relationism, categorical equivalence
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User:	James Owen Weatherall
Date Deposited:	31 May 2015 16:35
Last Modified:	02 Sep 2015 13:10
Item ID:	11491
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date:	2015
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11491

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