Kaila's interpretation of Einstein-Minkowski invariance theory.
This essay explores Kaila's interpretation of the special theory of relativity. Although the relevance of his work to logical empiricism is well-known, not much has been written on what Kaila calls the 'Einstein-Minkowski invariance theory'. Kaila's interpretation focuses on two salient features. Fi...
| Publicado en: | Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 93; pp. 57 - 66 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jun2022
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