Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Views on Spacetime Rigidity
Abstract
During their afternoon walks about the piazza, Sagredo and Salviati discuss the significance of spacetime rigidity: the non-existence of distinct isometries that restrict to the same isometry on an open subset of their domain. Their conversations clarify a number of foundational and philosophical results regarding general relativity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Relativity and Gravitational Theory
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Advanced Differential Geometry Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Philosophy of Physics
- Publisher
- LSE Press
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN