2 papers
physics.hist-ph2026
De-Idealizing De-Idealization: Beyond Full Reversal
Yichen Luo, Eugene Y. S. Chua
There is a question of whether de-idealization is needed for justified use of -- for 'checking' -- idealizations. We argue that the standard philosophical account of de-idealizatio…
physics.hist-ph2025
The Toll of the Tolman Effect: On the Status of Classical Temperature in General Relativity
Eugene Y. S. Chua, Craig Callender
The Tolman effect is well-known in relativistic cosmology but rarely discussed outside it. That is surprising because the effect -- that systems extended over a varying gravitation…