Leibnizian relationalism for general relativistic physics
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Leibnizian relationalism for general relativistic physics
Journal
Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
55
Pages
101-107
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Leibnizian relationalism, Humeanism, general relativity, gravity, shape dynamics, duality
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