Buch | Kapitel
Spacetime structuralism
pp. 37-65
Abstrakt
In this essay, I consider the ontological status of spacetime from the points of view of the standard tensor formalism and three alternatives: twistor theory, Einstein algebras, and geometric algebra. I briefly review how classical field theories can be formulated in each of these formalisms, and indicate how this suggests a structural realist interpretation of spacetime.
Publication details
Published in:
Dieks Dennis (2006) The ontology of spacetime. Amsterdam, Elsevier.
Seiten: 37-65
Referenz:
Bain Jonathan (2006) „Spacetime structuralism“, In: D. Dieks (ed.), The ontology of spacetime, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 37–65.