Principle or constructive relativity

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2011.04.004MaRDI QIDQ426016zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mathias Frisch

Publication date 10 June 2012

Published in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/5243/1/Relativity_Frisch.pdf

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zbMATH Keywords

dynamicskinematicsconstructive theoriesrelativityEinstein-Lorentz principle theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Special relativity (83A05)

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