Motion and observation in a single-particle universe.

We outline an argument that a single-particle universe (a universe containing precisely one pointlike particle) can be described mathematically, in which observation can be considered meaningful despite the a priori impossibility of distinguishing between an observer and the observed. Moreover, we a...

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Published in:	Synthese Vol. 192; no. 7; pp. 2261 - 2272
Main Author:	Stannett, Mike
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jul2015
Subjects:	General relativity (Physics) Formalization (Philosophy) Spacetime Underdetermination (Theory of knowledge) Scientific observation Mathematical models
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