Algebraic fields and the dynamical approach to physical geometry
Journal article
Vasudev Menon, Tushar. (2019). Algebraic fields and the dynamical approach to physical geometry. Philosophy of Science. 86(5), pp. 1273-1283. https://doi.org/10.1086/705508
Authors | Vasudev Menon, Tushar |
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Abstract | Brown and Pooley’s ‘dynamical approach’ to physical theories asserts, in opposition to the orthodox position on physical geometry, that facts about physical geometry are grounded in, or explained by, facts about dynamical fields, not the other way round. John Norton has claimed that the proponent of the dynamical approach is illicitly committed to spatiotemporal presumptions in ‘constructing’ space-time from facts about dynamical symmetries. In this article, I present an abstract, algebraic formulation of field theories and demonstrate that the proponent of the dynamical approach is not committed, in special relativity, to the illicit presumptions to which Norton refers. |
Keywords | physical geometry; John Norton |
Year | 01 Jan 2019 |
Journal | Philosophy of Science |
Journal citation | 86 (5), pp. 1273-1283 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 0031-8248 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1086/705508 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy-of-science/article/algebraic-fields-and-the-dynamical-approach-to-physical-geometry/15D95D77AD595DF3623B0FF4B2B0DE27 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1273-1283 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Dec 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | Dec 2019 |
Deposited | 26 Aug 2024 |
Additional information | Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association, 2019. All rights reserved. |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90x0v/algebraic-fields-and-the-dynamical-approach-to-physical-geometry
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