Counterfactuals in the Initial Value Formulation of General Relativity.

How precisely to understand and evaluate counterfactuals can be an intricate issue. The aim of this article is to examine a new set of difficulties for evaluating counterfactuals that arise in the context of the dynamical spacetimes described by the theory of general relativity (GR). The initial val...

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Published in:	British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 1111 - 1129
Main Authors:	Jaramillo, José Luis, Lam, Vincent
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Dec2021
Subjects:	Counterfactuals (Logic) General relativity (Physics) Physical constants Greece
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