The Geometry of Conventionality.

There is a venerable position in the philosophy of space and time that holds that the geometry of spacetime is conventional, provided one is willing to postulate a "universal force field." Here we ask a more focused question, inspired by this literature: in the context of our best classical theories...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 233 - 248
Main Authors:	Weatherall, James Owen, Manchak, John Byron
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Apr2014
Subjects:	Spacetime Philosophy of science Geometry Force & energy Gravitation Relativity (Physics)
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