Getting rid of the Ether. Could Physics have achieved it sooner, with better assistance from Philosophy?
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| author | Roberto TORRETTI |
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| contents | Getting rid of the Ether. Could Physics have achieved it sooner, with better assistance from Philosophy? Roberto TORRETTI Filosofía Ether Maxwell lines of force special relativity Lorentz electrodynamics Assuming, with Hasok Chang, that the history and philosophy of science can contribute to scientific knowledge, particularly when it is a matter of disposing of groundless or useless notions, I examine the case of the luminiferous ether, and seek to ascertain what factors may have kept it alive until 1905, when Einstein declared it superfluous. 2007 artículo científico 0495-4548 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339730804012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3397 THEORIA. Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia application/pdf Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea THEORIA. Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia (España) Num.3 Vol.22 |
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| spellingShingle | Getting rid of the Ether. Could Physics have achieved it sooner, with better assistance from Philosophy? Roberto TORRETTI Filosofía Ether Maxwell lines of force special relativity Lorentz electrodynamics Getting rid of the Ether. Could Physics have achieved it sooner, with better assistance from Philosophy? Roberto TORRETTI Filosofía Ether Maxwell lines of force special relativity Lorentz electrodynamics Assuming, with Hasok Chang, that the history and philosophy of science can contribute to scientific knowledge, particularly when it is a matter of disposing of groundless or useless notions, I examine the case of the luminiferous ether, and seek to ascertain what factors may have kept it alive until 1905, when Einstein declared it superfluous. 2007 artículo científico 0495-4548 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339730804012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3397 THEORIA. Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia application/pdf Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea THEORIA. Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia (España) Num.3 Vol.22 |
| title | Getting rid of the Ether. Could Physics have achieved it sooner, with better assistance from Philosophy? |
| topic | Filosofía Ether Maxwell lines of force special relativity Lorentz electrodynamics |
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