On Einstein Algebras and Relativistic Spacetimes

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 52 (Part B):309-316 (2015)
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In this paper, we examine the relationship between general relativity and the theory of Einstein algebras. We show that according to a formal criterion for theoretical equivalence recently proposed by Halvorson and Weatherall, the two are equivalent theories.

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Sarita Rosenstock
University of Melbourne
James Weatherall
University of California, Irvine
Thomas William Barrett
University of California at Santa Barbara

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