闵可夫斯基时空:一个辉煌的非实体
Minkowski space-time: a glorious non-entity
摘要:
爱因斯坦区分了物理学中的“原理”和"构造“理论,虽然他认为后者比前者更能解释,但他认为他1905年提出的狭义相对论是原理理论。有些人声称闵可夫斯基时空可以作为狭义相对论的建构性重构中的深层结构。我们批评这种说法,并认为,一个令人满意的建设性版本的狭义相对论必须包括一个动力学处理的力量保持在一起的组成部分的运动杆和时钟。
英文摘要:
Einstein distinguished between ``principle'' and ``constructive'' theories in physics, and although he thought the latter were more explanatory than the former, he regarded his 1905 formulation of special relativity theory as a principle theory. Some have claimed that Minkowski space-time can serve as the deep structure within a constructive reformulation of special relativity. We criticise this claim, and argue that a satisfactory constructive version of special relativity must involve a dynamical treatment of the forces holding together the constitutive parts of moving rods and clocks.
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