Principles of Relativity Physics

Does quantum mechanics clash with the equivalence principle—and does it matter?

Okon, E., & Callender, C. (2010) · European Journal for Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1007/s13194-010-0009-z · Cited by 37

A star in the Minkowskian sky: Anisotropic special relativity

Budden, T. (1997) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/s1355-2198(97)80894-5 · Cited by 37

SL(2,C) gauge theory of gravitation: Conservation laws

Nissani, N. (1984) · Physics Reports · doi:10.1016/0370-1573(84)90019-x · Cited by 35

Bianchi Type-III Cosmological Models in Lyra’s Geometry in the Presence of Massive Scalar Field

Singh, J. K., & Rani, S. (2014) · International Journal of Theoretical Physics · doi:10.1007/s10773-014-2247-x · Cited by 35

Dark matter = modified gravity? Scrutinising the spacetime–matter distinction through the modified gravity/ dark matter lens

Martens, N. C. M., & Lehmkuhl, D. (2020) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2020.08.003 · Cited by 35

Symmetry and exact dyon solutions for classical Yang–Mills field equations

Hsu, J. P., & Mac, E. (1977) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.523135 · Cited by 35

New approach to nonrelativistic diffeomorphism invariance and its applications

Banerjee, R., & Mukherjee, P. (2016) · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · doi:10.1103/physrevd.93.085020 · Cited by 39

Massive Scalar Field: Source of the Graviton and 'Strong Gravity'

Rao, J., Tiwari, R. N., & Nayak, B. (1976) · Australian Journal of Physics · doi:10.1071/ph760195 · Cited by 34

Permanent Underdetermination from Approximate Empirical Equivalence in Field Theory: Massless and Massive Scalar Gravity, Neutrino, Electromagnetic, Yang–Mills and Gravitational Theories

Pitts, J. B. (2010) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axq014 · Cited by 36

Covariance, invariance, and equivalence: A viewpoint

Anderson, J. L. (1971) · General Relativity and Gravitation · doi:10.1007/bf02450447 · Cited by 34

Circular orbits in classical relativistic two-body systems

Andersen, C. M., & von Baeyer, H. C. (1970) · Annals of Physics · doi:10.1016/0003-4916(70)90482-3 · Cited by 34

The Nontriviality of Trivial General Covariance: How Electrons Restrict 'Time' Coordinates, Spinors (Almost) Fit into Tensor Calculus, and 7/16 of a Tetrad Is Surplus StructurePreprint

Pitts, J. B. (2011) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · Cited by 35

Dynamical versus variational symmetries: understanding Noether's first theorem

Brown*, H. R., & Holland†, P. (2004) · Molecular Physics · doi:10.1080/00268970410001728807 · Cited by 33

Why the Big Bang Singularity Does Not Help the Kalām Cosmological Argument for Theism

Pitts, J. B. (2008) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axn032 · Cited by 33

The symmetries of the Carroll superparticle

Bergshoeff, E., Gomis, J., & Parra‐Rodríguez, L. (2016) · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical · doi:10.1088/1751-8113/49/18/185402 · Cited by 33

Space, Time and Falsifiability Critical Exposition and Reply to “A Panel Discussion of Grünbaum's Philosophy of Science”

Grünbaum, A. (1970) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/288327 · Cited by 33

Space–time philosophy reconstructed via massive Nordström scalar gravities? Laws vs. geometry, conventionality, and underdetermination

Pitts, J. B. (2015) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2015.10.003 · Cited by 37

Nonlinear Elasticity in a Deforming Ambient Space

Yavari, A., Özakın, A., & Sadik, S. (2016) · Journal of Nonlinear Science · doi:10.1007/s00332-016-9315-8 · Cited by 32

Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and the Problems in the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies That Led Him to It

Norton, J. D. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.004 · Cited by 34

Geodesics in Gödel-type space-times

Calvão, M. O., Soares, I. D., & Tiomno, J. (1990) · General Relativity and Gravitation · doi:10.1007/bf00755988 · Cited by 31

General and unified solution for perfect fluid homogeneous and isotropie cosmological models

Assad, M. J. D., & Lima, J. A. S. (1988) · General Relativity and Gravitation · doi:10.1007/bf00758908 · Cited by 31

Galileo's Ship and Spacetime Symmetry

Budden, T. (1997) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/48.4.483 · Cited by 31

Almost Circular Orbits in Classical Action-at-a-Distance Electrodynamics

Andersen, C. M., & von Baeyer, H. C. (1972) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.5.802 · Cited by 31

Einstein and the Development of Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science

Howard, D. A. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.013 · Cited by 29

On the existence of dynamics in Wheeler–Feynman electromagnetism

Bauer, G., Deckert, D.-A., & Dürr, D. (2013) · Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik · doi:10.1007/s00033-012-0293-x · Cited by 30

Did Einstein Stumble? The debate over general covariance

Norton, J. D. (1995) · Erkenntnis · doi:10.1007/bf01128809 · Cited by 30

General algorithm for nonrelativistic diffeomorphism invariance

Banerjee, R., Mitra, A., & Mukherjee, P. (2015) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.91.084021 · Cited by 29

Conservation Laws and the Philosophy of Mind: Opening the Black Box, Finding a Mirror

Pitts, J. B. (2019) · Philosophia · doi:10.1007/s11406-019-00102-7 · Cited by 29

Noether identities in gravity theories with nondynamical backgrounds and explicit spacetime symmetry breaking

Bluhm, R., & Šehić, A. (2016) · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · doi:10.1103/physrevd.94.104034 · Cited by 28

Weyl-dirac theory with torsion

Gregorash, D., & Papini, G. (1980) · Il Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. B/Il Nuovo cimento B · doi:10.1007/bf02728374 · Cited by 28

Coordinates, observables and symmetry in relativityPreprint

Westman, H., & Sonego, S. (2007) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · Cited by 28

How could relativity be anything other than physical?

Myrvold, W. C. (2017) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.007 · Cited by 27

Explanation, Geometry, and Conspiracy in Relativity Theory

Read, J. A. M. (2020) · Einstein studies · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47782-0_9 · Cited by 27

The inverse problem of Lagrangian mechanics for Meshchersky’s equation

Casetta, L., & Pesce, C. P. (2013) · Acta Mechanica · doi:10.1007/s00707-013-1004-1 · Cited by 27

Pole-dipole model of massless particles

Bailyn, M., & Ragusa, S. (1977) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.15.3543 · Cited by 27

Relativity Principles, Absolute Objects and Symmetry Groups

Friedman, M. (1973) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2650-5_14 · Cited by 27

Algebraic and Geometric Structures in Special Relativity

Giulini, D. (2006) · Lecture notes in physics · doi:10.1007/3-540-34523-x_4 · Cited by 26

Light-quark hadron spectroscopy: Experimental systematics and angular momentum systematics

Gregor, M. H. M. (1974) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.9.1259 · Cited by 26

Isotropic coordinates and Schwarzschild metric

Buchdahl, H. A. (1985) · International Journal of Theoretical Physics · doi:10.1007/bf00670880 · Cited by 25

Scalar and neutrino fields in the Gödel universe

Leahy, D. A. (1982) · International Journal of Theoretical Physics · doi:10.1007/bf02650235 · Cited by 25

Conservation, inertia, and spacetime geometry

Weatherall, J. O. (2017) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.09.007 · Cited by 25

Distant Action in Classical Electromagnetic Theory

Mundy, B. (1989) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/40.1.39 · Cited by 25

Is the principle of equivalence a principle?

Iliev, B. Z. (1998) · Journal of Geometry and Physics · doi:10.1016/s0393-0440(97)00011-9 · Cited by 25

Against ‘functional gravitational energy’: a critical note on functionalism, selective realism, and geometric objects and gravitational energy

Duerr, P. M. (2019) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-019-02503-3 · Cited by 24

Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime

Rickles, D. P. (2007) · Cited by 24

Why metrical properties are not powers

Bartels, A. (2011) · Synthese · doi:10.1007/s11229-011-9951-3 · Cited by 23

Geometrical Constructivism and Modal Relationalism: Further Aspects of the Dynamical/Geometrical Debate

Read, J. A. M. (2020) · International Studies in the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1080/02698595.2020.1813530 · Cited by 23

The Behaviour of Rods and Clocks in General Relativity and the Meaning of the Metric Field

Brown, H. R. (2018) · Einstein studies · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6_2 · Cited by 37

Chapter 7 Who's Afraid of Background Independence?

Rickles, D. P. (2008) · Philosophy and foundations of physics · doi:10.1016/s1871-1774(08)00007-7 · Cited by 23

Operational Formulation of the Principle of Equivalence

Anderson, J. L., & Gautreau, R. (1969) · Physical Review · doi:10.1103/physrev.185.1656 · Cited by 23

Is there action-at-a-distance linear confinement?

Weiß, J. (1986) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.527195 · Cited by 23

A classification of space-time structures

Trautman, A. (1976) · Reports on Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1016/0034-4877(76)90022-7 · Cited by 23

Post-Newtonian two-body and n -body problems with electric charge in general relativity

Barker, B. M., & O’Connell, R. F. (1977) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.523495 · Cited by 23

Micropolar media—II the relativistic theory

Kafadar, C. B., & Eringen, A. C. (1971) · International Journal of Engineering Science · doi:10.1016/0020-7225(71)90041-3 · Cited by 22

New Approach to the Noether Theorems

Plybon, B. F. (1971) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.1665487 · Cited by 22

Conservation form of the equations of hydrodynamics in curvilinear coordinate systems

Anderson, J. L., Preiser, S., & Rubin, E. L. (1968) · Journal of Computational Physics · doi:10.1016/0021-9991(68)90058-2 · Cited by 22

Spinor connections in general relativity

Luehr, C. P., & Rosenbaum, M. (1974) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.1666763 · Cited by 22

Einstein׳s Equations for Spin 2 Mass 0 from Noether׳s Converse Hilbertian AssertionPreprint

Pitts, J. B. (2016) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · doi:10.17863/cam.7483 · Cited by 22

Universally coupled massive gravity, III: dRGT–Maheshwari pure spin-2, Ogievetsky–Polubarinov and arbitrary mass terms

Pitts, J. B. (2016) · Annals of Physics · doi:10.1016/j.aop.2015.12.002 · Cited by 19

The Experimental Challenge of Light Quanta

Stuewer, R. H. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.007 · Cited by 21

Space-time theories and symmetry groups

Hiskes, A. L. (1984) · Foundations of Physics · doi:10.1007/bf00738921 · Cited by 21

Polarized Elastic Materials with Electronic Spin-A Relativistic Approach

Maugin, G. A., & Eringen, A. C. (1972) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.1665909 · Cited by 21

The mathematical structure of Newtonian spacetime: Classical dynamics and gravitation

Rodrigues, W. A., de Souza, Q. A. G., & Bozhkov, Y. (1995) · Foundations of Physics · doi:10.1007/bf02080568 · Cited by 21

Unaccelerated-Returning-Twin Paradox in Flat Space-Time

Brans, C. H., & Stewart, D. R. (1973) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.8.1662 · Cited by 21

Correspondence, Invariance and Heuristics in the Emergence of Special Relativity

Brown, H. R. (1993) · Boston studies in the philosophy of science · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1185-2_12 · Cited by 21

SPACE-TIME PHYSICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Torretti, R. (1984) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/35.3.280 · Cited by 20

Energy localization invariance of tidal work in general relativity

Favata, M. (2001) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.63.064013 · Cited by 19

Empirical Equivalence, Artificial Gauge Freedom and a Generalized Kretschmann ObjectionPreprint

Pitts, J. B. (2009) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0911.5400 · Cited by 27

Clarifying possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativityPreprint

Brown, H. R., & Read, J. (2016) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · Cited by 22

Conventionalism: From Poincare to Quine

Ben‐Menahem, Y. (2006) · Cited by 19

Review of the application of Newton's third law in physics

Cornille, P. (1999) · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · doi:10.1016/s0360-1285(98)00019-7 · Cited by 18

Geometric foundations of classical Yang–Mills theory

Catren, G. (2008) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2008.02.002 · Cited by 18

Is there a relativistic thermodynamics? A case study of the meaning of special relativity

Liu, C. (1994) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A · doi:10.1016/0039-3681(94)90073-6 · Cited by 18

Explanatory Asymmetries

Woodward, J. (1984) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/289192 · Cited by 18

Is the Dirac particle completely relativistic?Preprint

Rylov, Y. A. (2004) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0412032 · Cited by 18

A generalization of the Lorentz ether to gravity with general-relativistic limitPreprint

Schmelzer, I. (2013) · Cited by 18

Einstein’s Copernican Revolution

Renn, J., & Rynasiewicz, R. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.003 · Cited by 17

Conservation of Energy: Missing Features in Its Nature and Justification and Why They Matter

Pitts, J. B. (2020) · Foundations of Science · doi:10.1007/s10699-020-09657-1 · Cited by 17

Chapter 5 Is Spacetime a Gravitational Field?

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Notes on “Quantum Gravity” and Noncommutative Geometry

Gracia-Bondı́a, J. M. (2010) · Lecture notes in physics · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11897-5_1 · Cited by 17

It ain't necessarily so: Gravitational waves and energy transport

Duerr, P. M. (2018) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2018.08.005 · Cited by 17

Spinning charged particle in an electromagnetic field on curved space-time

Prasanna, A. R., & Virbhadra, K. S. (1989) · Physics Letters A · doi:10.1016/0375-9601(89)90271-5 · Cited by 17

The Quantum Enigma

Darrigol, O. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.006 · Cited by 16

More problems for Newtonian cosmology

Wallace, D. (2017) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.01.003 · Cited by 16

Einstein׳s physical strategy, energy conservation, symmetries, and stability: “But Grossmann & I believed that the conservation laws were not satisfied”

Pitts, J. B. (2016) · Apollo (University of Cambridge) · Cited by 16

Recasting Reality

Harald Atmanspacher, A., & Primas, H. (2008) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-85198-1 · Cited by 16

Electromagnetic Radiation from Charges in Weak Gravitational Fields

Peters, P. C. (1973) · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · doi:10.1103/physrevd.7.368 · Cited by 16

A pattern-surface interactive model of morphogenesis

Cummings, F. W. (1985) · Journal of Theoretical Biology · doi:10.1016/s0022-5193(85)80267-8 · Cited by 16

Dirac's shell model of the electron and the general theory of moving relativistic charged membrabes

Barut, A. O., & Pavšič, M. (1993) · Physics Letters B · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)91136-b · Cited by 16

Covariantization of nonlinear elasticity

Yavari, A., & Marsden, J. E. (2012) · Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik · doi:10.1007/s00033-011-0191-7 · Cited by 16

An interesting property of the isotropic and homogeneous cosmological models

Garecki, J. (1995) · General Relativity and Gravitation · doi:10.1007/bf02105673 · Cited by 16

Recent progress in cosmology

Kundt, W. (1968) · Springer tracts in modern physics · doi:10.1007/bfb0045576 · Cited by 16

Geodesic Motions Versus Hydrodynamic Flows in a Gravitating Perfect Fluid: Dynamical Equivalence and ConsequencesPreprint

Kleidis, K., & Spyrou, N. K. (2000) · Cited by 16

Einstein on Statistical Physics

Kox, A. J. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cco9781139024525.005 · Cited by 15

On the Distinction Between Absolute and Relative Motion

Rynasiewicz, R. (2000) · Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1086/392762 · Cited by 15

Galilean-Like Transformation Allowed by General Covariance and Consistent with Special Relativity

Tangherlini, F. R. (2014) · Journal of Modern Physics · doi:10.4236/jmp.2014.55033 · Cited by 19

Towards a Geometrical Understanding of the CPT Theorem

Greaves, H. (2009) · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1093/bjps/axp004 · Cited by 15

Some physical models with Minkowski spacetime structure and Lorentz group symmetry

Hong, H., & Liu, C. (2001) · International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics · doi:10.1016/s0020-7462(00)00072-x · Cited by 15

A constructive approach to bundles of geometric objects on a differentiable manifold

Ferraris, M., Francaviglia, M., & Reina, C. (1983) · Journal of Mathematical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.525580 · Cited by 15

Null Cones in Lorentz-Covariant General RelativityPreprint

Pitts, J. B., & Schieve, W. C. (2001) · PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/0111004 · Cited by 15

Principles of relativity physics / James L. Anderson

Anderson, J. L. (1982)

Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and the Principles of Modern Physics (Huseyin Yilmaz)

Goldberg, J. N. (1966) · SIAM Review · doi:10.1137/1008030

An introduction to the theory of relativity

Frisch, O. R. (1964) · Contemporary Physics · doi:10.1080/00107516408203118

Lorentz, Riemann and relativity

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Relativity and Gravitation

Tourrenc, P., & Will, C. M. (1998) · Physics Today · doi:10.1063/1.882263 · Cited by 5