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The role and place of relativity principles and related symmetries in physics are emphasized. It is proposed to organize part of a formalized epistemology around such invariance principles.
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Bailly, F. (2003). About the Emergence of Invariances in Physics: from “Substantial” Conservation to Formal Invariance. In: Mugur-Schächter, M., van der Merwe, A. (eds) Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, Cognition and Action. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 129. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48144-8_11
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