Clarifying possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity
History and Philosophy of Physics
2016-05-25 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We discuss what we take to be three possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity, relating to: (a) the interpretation of the weak equivalence principle and the relationship between gravity and inertia; (b) the connection between gravitational redshift results and spacetime curvature; and (c) the Einstein equivalence principle and the ability to "transform away" gravity in local inertial coordinate systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1512.09253,
title = {Clarifying possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity},
author = {Harvey R. Brown and James Read},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.09253},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
24 pages; revised title and arguments; conclusions unaltered