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On the Philosophical Foundations of Measurements in General Relativity

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In this paper, first, the question of what a measurement is in General Relativity is tackled; then, some foundational problems it involves are analysed. In particular, by recalling what a measurement is in general, we will try to precisely define what it is in General Relativity. Then, we will analyse, by means of a suitable example, some foundational problems it involves. It will be stressed that such foundational problems do not arise owing to the gauge invariance or the correlation among the measuring observers but owing to the principle of equivalence.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, University of Padova, Piazza Capitaniato, 3, Padova, Italy;

    Giovanni Boniolo

  2. Department of Physics “G. Galilei,”, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 8, Padova, Italy;

    Fernando de Felice

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Boniolo, G., de Felice, F. On the Philosophical Foundations of Measurements in General Relativity. Foundations of Physics 30, 1629–1641 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026494032358

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