Physical relativity from a functionalist perspective
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Publication:2272838
DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.09.008zbMath1421.83013OpenAlexW2750932980MaRDI QIDQ2272838
Publication date: 16 September 2019
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/13405/1/Physical%20Relativity%20from%20a%20Functionalist%20Perspective%20blinded.pdf
Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Special relativity (83A05) Physics (00A79) Axiomatics, foundations (70A05)
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