Tamir, Michael (2012) Geodesic Universality in General Relativity. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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According to (Tamir, 2012), the geodesic principle strictly interpreted is compatible with Einstein’s field equations only in pathologically unstable circumstances and, hence, cannot play a fundamental role in the theory. In this paper it is shown that geodesic dynamics can still be coherently reinterpreted within contemporary relativity theory as a universality thesis. By developing an analysis of universality in physics, we argue that the widespread geodesic clustering of diverse free-fall massive bodies observed in nature qualifies as a universality phenomenon. We then show how this near-geodetic clustering can be explained despite the pathologies associated with strict geodesic motion in Einstein’s theory.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Tamir, Michael mntamir@gmail.com
Keywords:	Geodesic, Universality, Idealization, Relativity Theory, Einstein
Subjects:	General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Depositing User:	Dr Michael Tamir
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2012 03:18
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2012 03:18
Item ID:	9331
Subjects:	General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Date:	2012
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9331

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