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Autor:
Talal A. Debs, Michael Redhead, Stephan Hartmann, Mauro Dorato, Sebastian Lutz, Antigone M. Nounou
Publikováno v:
Metascience. 19:3-27
This review is a critical discussion of three main claims in Debs and Redhead’s thought-provoking book Objectivity, Invariance, and Convention. These claims are: (i) Social acts impinge upon formal aspects of scientific representation; (ii) symmetr
Autor:
Michael Redhead, Talal A. Debs
Publikováno v:
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 34:61-85
The problem of representing a single localized particle has played a crucial role in the historical development of quantum theories. In particular, the failure to construct a relativistically invariant position eigenstate was a contributing factor in
Autor:
Michael Redhead, Talal A. Debs
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Physics. 64:384-392
A new approach to understanding the twin paradox, based on the conventionality of simultaneity, is presented and illustrated. The canonical version of the twin paradox is discussed with reference to its historical origins and the standard explanation
Autor:
Talal A. Debs, Michael L. G. Redhead
Most observers agree that modern physical theory attempts to provide objective representations of reality. However, the claim that these representations are based on conventional choices is viewed by many as a denial of their objectivity. As a result