On Symmetries and Springs.
Imagine that we are on a train, playing with some mechanical systems. Why can't we detect any differences in their behavior when the train is parked versus when it is moving uniformly? The standard answer is that boosts are symmetries of Newtonian systems. In this article, I use the case of a spring...
| Published in: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 91; no. 4; pp. 831 - 851 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2024
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