Bunge on gravitational waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2017-08-17 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
I discuss the recent claims made by Mario Bunge on the philosophical implications of the discovery of gravitational waves. I think that Bunge is right when he points out that the detection implies the materiality of spacetime, but I reject his identification of spacetime with the gravitational field. I show that Bunge's analysis of the spacetime inside a hollow sphere is defective, but this in no way affects his main claim.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1708.04665,
title = {Bunge on gravitational waves},
author = {Gustavo E. Romero},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.04665},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
6 pages, accepted for publication in Foundations of Science