Poincarè or the deep Need of Convention
In the frame of the celebration of the century of the publication that gave way to the special theory of relativity, a semblance of the discussions generated from the philosophical implications that derive from the possibility of accepting non-euclidian frames for our space of representation. Poncar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Ideas y Valores |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ideasyvalores.unal.edu.co/archivos/PDF129/04-Cardona.pdf |
| Summary: | In the frame of the celebration of the century of the publication that gave way to the special theory of relativity, a semblance of the discussions generated from the philosophical implications that derive from the possibility of accepting non-euclidian frames for our space of representation. Poncaré’s argument is exposed in defense of geometrys principle of relativity and the criticism formulated by Hans Reichenbach is discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-0062 |