Darrigol, Olivier (Author)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Volume: 38
Pages: 528--542
Publication date: 2007
Language: English
A slight modification of Helmholtz's metrical approach to the foundations of geometry leads to the locally Euclidian character of space without restriction of the curvature. A bolder generalization involving time measurement leads to the locally Minkowskian character of spacetime. Some philosophical consequences of these results are drawn.
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