A Hierarchy of Spacetime Symmetries: Holes to Heraclitus.

We present a hierarchy of symmetry conditions within the context of general relativity. The weakest condition captures a sense in which spacetime is free of symmetry 'holes' of a certain type. All standard models of general relativity satisfy the condition but we show that violations can occur if th...

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Published in:	British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 621 - 643
Main Authors:	Manchak, JB, Barrett, Thomas
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Sep2026
Subjects:	Space-time symmetries General relativity (Physics) Hausdorff spaces Symmetry
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost