Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime
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2007
Elsevier Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-444-53116-2 (ISBN)
Elsevier Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-444-53116-2 (ISBN)
Considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). This book focuses on spacetime physics, and in particular classical and quantum general relativity.
In this book Rickles considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). The ubiquity of such symmetries in modern physics renders them an urgent topic in philosophy of physics. Rickles focuses on spacetime physics, and in particular classical and quantum general relativity. Here the problems posed are at their most pathological, involving the apparent disappearance of spacetime! Rickles argues that both traditional ontological positions should be replaced by a structuralist account according to which relational structure is what the physics is about.
In this book Rickles considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). The ubiquity of such symmetries in modern physics renders them an urgent topic in philosophy of physics. Rickles focuses on spacetime physics, and in particular classical and quantum general relativity. Here the problems posed are at their most pathological, involving the apparent disappearance of spacetime! Rickles argues that both traditional ontological positions should be replaced by a structuralist account according to which relational structure is what the physics is about.
Dean Rickles's main research interests lie in the general area of philosophy of physics, especially quantum gravity. He recently coedited a book on The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity (Oxford University Press, 2006) and has a forthcoming edited philosophy of physics textbook: The Ashgate Companion to the New Philosophy of Physics (Ashgate, 2008).
1 Interpretation and Formalism2 Space and Time in the Leibniz-Clarke Debate3 The Interpretation of Gauge Symmetries4 Spacetime in General Relativity5 Responding to the Hole Problem6 What is an Observable In General Relativity?7 Time, Change, and Gauge8 Symmetry and Ontology9 Structuralism and Symmetry
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophy and Foundations of Physics |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-444-53116-5 / 0444531165 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-444-53116-2 / 9780444531162 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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