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Dimensionality, Symmetry and the Inverse Square Law (2020)

Gatzia, Dimitria Electra (Author)
Ramsier, Rex D. (Author)

Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Volume: 75
Issue: 3
Pages: 15

DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2019.0044

URI: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2019.0044

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Kant suggested that Newton's Inverse Square Law (ISL) determines the dimensions of space to be three. Much has been written in the philosophical literature about Kant's suggestion, including specific arguments attempting to link the ISL to three-dimensionality. In this article, we explore one such argument and demonstrate that it fails to support the link Kant purports to make between the ISL and the three-dimensionality of space. At best, the link that can be made is between the ISL and symmetry.

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