Field equations or conservation laws?
Mauro Francaviglia, Marcella Palese, Ekkehart Winterroth
TL;DR
This paper explores the epistemological significance of stationary principles and Noether's Theorems, emphasizing how they shift focus from equations to conservation laws in physics.
Contribution
It clarifies the epistemological implications of Noether's Theorems, highlighting their role in understanding covariance and conservation laws.
Findings
Noether's Theorems emphasize conservation laws over equations.
Stationary principles influence the interpretation of physical laws.
The shift from equations to conservation laws has epistemological importance.
Abstract
We explicate some epistemological implications of stationary principles and in particular of Noether Theorems. Noether's contribution to the problem of covariance, in fact, is epistemologically relevant, since it moves the attention from equations to conservation laws.
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TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Philosophy and History of Science