Unified Field Theory and the Conventionality of Geometry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Itamar Pitowsky (John Brown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 685-689 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/289213 |
| OpenAlex | W2048795609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The existence of fields besides gravitation may provide us with a way to decide empirically whether spacetime is really a nonflat Riemannian manifold or a flat Minkowskian manifold that appears curved as a result of gravitational distortions. This idea is explained using a modification of Poincaré's famous ‘diskworld’
Classical mechanics · Field (mathematics) · Geometry · Gravitation · Gravitational field · Manifold (fluid mechanics) · Physics · Pure mathematics · Riemannian geometry · Space (punctuation) · Spacetime · Theoretical physics · Advanced Differential Geometry Research · Computer Science · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Engineering · Mathematics · Relativity and Gravitational Theory
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |