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Why Einstein did not believe that General Relativity geometrizes gravity
General Relativity Einstein Geometrization Unification Inertia Gravity Geodesic Equation Meyerson
2016/6/14
I argue that, contrary to folklore, Einstein never really cared for geometrizing the gravitational or (subsequently) the electromagnetic field; indeed, he thought that the very statement that General ...
Geodesic Universality in General Relativity
Geodesic Universality Idealization Relativity Theory Einstein
2016/5/31
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 fundamenta...
Essay Review of David Malament,Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theory
general relativity Newtonian gravitation theory
2016/5/30
Essay Review of David Malament,Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theory.
Similarity Assessments,Spacetime,and the Gravitational Field:What Does the Metric Tensor Represent in General Relativity?
general relativity metric tensor similarity-based reasoning
2016/5/30
In this paper I explore the dialectics underlying the choice between a geometrical and a field interpretation of the metric tensor gab in general relativity. My aim is to examine the role of a specifi...
Leibniz Equivalence. On Leibniz's (Bad) Influence on the Logical Empiricist Interpretation of General Relativity
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Logical Empiricism Philosophical interpretations of General Relativity Point-coincindence argument Hole Argument Indiscernibility arguments Felix Hausdorff Hermann Wey
2011/9/8
Einstein抯 損oint-coincidence argument'?as a response to the 揾ole argument?is usually considered as an expression of 揕eibniz equivalence,?a restatement of indiscernibility in the sense of Leibniz. Throu...
Flavour-Oscillation Clocks and the Geometricity of General Relativity
general relativity geometry clocks
2009/11/20
I look at the ‘flavour-oscillation clocks’ proposed by D.V. Ahluwalia,
and two arguments of his suggesting that such clocks might behave in a way
that threatens the geometricity of general relativit...
General Relativity Needs No Interpretation
general relativity intepretation quantum gravity
2009/6/4
I argue that, contrary to the recent claims of physicists and
philosophers of physics, general relativity requires no
interpretation in any substantive sense of the term. I canvass the
common reaso...
Within the context of general relativity, we consider one definition of a 'time machine' proposed by Earman, Smeenk, and Wuthrich (2009). They conjecture that, under under their definition, the class ...
The origin of the spacetime metric: Bell's `Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity
special relativity general relativity space-time metric
2008/4/21
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the `Lorentzian Pedagogy' defended by J.S. Bell in his essay ``How to teach special relativity'', and to explore its consistency with Einstein's thinking from ...
The Methodological Value of Coincidences: Further Remarks on Dark Matter and the Astrophysical Warrant for General Relativity
Dark Matter General Relativity Evidence Methodology Theory Choice
2008/4/21
This paper compares four techniques for measuring the masses of galaxies and larger astrophysical systems from their dynamics. The apparent agreement of these techniques is sometimes invoked as reason...
Null Cones in Lorentz-Covariant General Relativity
bimetric causality principle null cones
2008/4/15
The oft-neglected issue of the causal structure in the flat spacetime approach to Einstein's theory of gravity is considered. Consistency requires that the flat metric's null cone be respected, but th...
Here we briefly review the concept of "prediction" within the context of classical relativity theory. We prove a theorem asserting that one may predict one's own future only in a closed universe. We t...
Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum General Relativity
Structuralism Holism Spacetime
2008/4/14
The main aim of our paper is to show that interpretative issues
belonging to classical General Relativity (GR) might be
preliminary to a deeper understanding of conceptual problems
stemming from on...
General Relativity and the Probability Interpretation of Everett’s Relative State Formulation
multiple worlds interpretation geon
2008/4/14
One of the primary conceptual difficulties facing the multiple worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics is the interpretation of the Born rule measure as a probability. Given that each world i...
Einstein’s First Systematic Exposition of General Relativity
general relativity general covariance field equations
2008/4/11
This paper will serve as the editorial note on Einstein's 1916 review article on general relativity in a planned volume with all of Einstein's papers in Annalen der Physik. It summarizes much of my ot...