Two challenges to the requirement of substantive general covariance

Synthese

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 443-468

  Earman, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33644916408     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-004-6239-x     Document Type: Review

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