Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1160981 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A | 2007 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
A slight modification of Helmholtz’s metrical approach to the foundations of geometry leads to the locally Euclidian character of space without restriction of the curvature. A bolder generalization involving time measurement leads to the locally Minkowskian character of spacetime. Some philosophical consequences of these results are drawn.
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Authors
Olivier Darrigol,