General covariance and the objectivity of space-time point-events

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dc.creatorLusanna, L.
dc.creatorPauri, M.
dc.date2005-03-16
dc.date2005-09-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:29:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:29:28Z
dc.description"The last remnant of physical objectivity of space-time" is disclosed, beyond the Leibniz equivalence, in the case of a continuous family of spatially non-compact models of general relativity. The {\it physical individuation} of point-events is furnished by the intrinsic degrees of freedom of the gravitational field, (viz, the {\it Dirac observables}) that represent - as it were - the {\it ontic} part of the metric field. The physical role of the {\it epistemic} part (viz. the {\it gauge} variables) is likewise clarified. At the end, a peculiar four-dimensional {\it holistic and structuralist} view of space-time emerges which includes elements common to the tradition of both {\it substantivalism} and {\it relationism}. The observables of our models undergo real {\it temporal change} and thereby provide a counter-example to the thesis of the {\it frozen-time} picture of evolution. Invited Contribution to the ESF 2004 Oxford Conference on Space-Time
dc.descriptionrevtex, 23 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503069
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503069
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35230
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleGeneral covariance and the objectivity of space-time point-events
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