Did Malament prove the non-conventionality of simultaneity in the special theory of relativity?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 208-220

  Sarkar, Sahotra ^a   Stachel, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0000012368     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392684     Document Type: Article

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