Leibnizian relationalism for general relativistic physics

被引:10
作者
Vassallo, Antonio [1 ]
Esfeld, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lausanne, Sect Philosophie, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
来源
STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS | 2016年 / 55卷
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Leibnizian relationalism; Humeanism; General relativity; Gravity; Shape dynamics; Duality; SPACETIME;
D O I
10.1016/j.shpsb.2016.08.006
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
An ontology of Leibnizian relationalism, consisting in distance relations among sparse matter points and their change only, is well recognized as a serious option in the context of classical mechanics. In this paper, we investigate how this ontology fares when it comes to general relativistic physics. Using a Humean strategy, we regard the gravitational field as a means to represent the overall change in the distance relations among point particles in a way that achieves the best combination of being simple and being informative. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:101 / 107
页数:7
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