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Local, General and Universal Prediction Strategies: A Game-Theoretical Approach to the Problem of Induction
Problem of Induction Meta-Induction Prediction Method
2008/4/22
In this paper I present a game-theoretical approach to the problem of induction. I investigate the comparative success of prediction methods by mathematical analysis and computer programming. Hume's p...
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 ...
We tentatively propose two guiding principles for the construction of theories of physics, which should be satisfied by a possible future theory of quantum gravity. These principles are inspired by th...
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...
Indiscernibles, General Covariance, and Other Symmetries
Leibniz identity of indiscernibles general covariance
2008/4/14
Leibniz's principle of identity of indiscernibles, formulated in modern logical terms, can be applied in a uniform way to all the exact physical symmetries, including the diffeomorphism group of gener...
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...
General Covariance, Gauge Theories and the Kretschmann Objection.
the Kretschmann Objection Gauge Theories General Covariance
2008/4/14
How can we reconcile two claims that are now both widely accepted: Kretschmann's claim that a requirement of general covariance is physically vacuous and the standard view that the general covariance ...
General covariance from the perspective of Noether's theorems
general covariance Noether's theorems
2008/4/14
Analysis of Emmy Noether’s 1918 theorems provides an illuminating method for testing the consequences of “coordinate generality”, and for exploring what else must be added to this requirement in order...
General Covariance and the Objectivity of Space-Time Point-Events
Hole Argument Space-time Objectivity Physical Individuation
2008/4/14
"The last remnant of physical objectivity of space-time"is disclosed, beyond the Leibniz equivalence, in the case of a continuous family of spatially non-compact models of general relativity. The "phy...
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...
Dynamical Emergence of Instantaneous 3-Spaces in a Class of Models of General Relativity
Achronal 3-spaces in GR Distant simultaneity Endurantism
2008/4/11
The Hamiltonian structure of General Relativity (GR), for
both metric and tetrad gravity in a definite continuous family of space-times, is fully exploited in order to show that: i) the "Hole Argumen...
Change Without Change, and How to Observe it in General Relativity
change general relativity observables
2008/4/10
All change involves temporal variation of properties. There is change in the physical world only if genuine physical magnitudes take on different values at different times. We defend the possibility o...