Principle or constructive relativity

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2011.04.004zbMATH Open1239.81012OpenAlexW2051162168MaRDI QIDQ426016FDOQ426016

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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