Length matters: the Einstein-Swann correspondence and the constructive approach to the special theory of relativity

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2008.03.001zbMath1223.83002OpenAlexW2060444499WikidataQ62047191 ScholiaQ62047191MaRDI QIDQ643471

Amit Hagar

Publication date: 31 October 2011

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: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2008.03.001

zbMATH Keywords

special relativityminimal lengthscientific explanationlength contractionLorentzian pedagogyprinciple and constructive theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Special relativity (83A05) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

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