Can we know the global structure of spacetime?

被引：30

作者：

Manchak, John Byron ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Log & Philosophy Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA

来源：

STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS | 2009年 / 40卷 / 01期

关键词：

Epistemology; Observational indistinguishability; Underdetermination; General relativity; Cosmology; COSMOLOGY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.shpsb.2008.07.004

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：

Here, we briefly review the notion of observational indistinguishability within the context of classical general relativity. We settle a conjecture given by Malament [(1977). Observationally indistinguishable space-times. In J. Earman, C. Glymour, & J. Statchel (Eds.), Foundations of space-time theories. Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science (Vol. VIII, pp. 61-80). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press] concerning the subject and then strengthen the result considerably. The upshot is this: There seems to be a robust sense in which the global structure of every cosmological model is underdetermined. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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