The curvature argument

Autor:	Thomas William Barrett
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Male History Classical theory Spacetime Motion (geometry) Curvature Dissent and Disputes Symmetry (physics) Galilean Theoretical physics History and Philosophy of Science Argument Humans Ideal (order theory) Mathematics
Zdroj:	Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 88:30-40
ISSN:	0039-3681
Popis:	Dasgupta (2015) has recently put forward a novel argument, which he calls the ‘curvature argument’, that aims to show that Galilean spacetime is not an ideal setting for our classical theory of motion. This paper examines the curvature argument and argues that it is not sound. The discussion yields a remark about the conditions under which a ‘symmetry argument’ demonstrates that a particular spacetime is a non-ideal setting for our theory of motion.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::c4cd198b41cb1a19a44f90a6b90af41f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.04.008 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Full Text from ScienceDirect