Resumen

CASTILLO, Ruth. The consideration of symmetry in the concept of space through the notions of balance and equivalence. EPISTEME [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.1, pp.61-70. ISSN 0798-4324.

The notion of space is most discussed within classical physics concepts. The works of Copernicus and Galileo, as well as Gassendi’s ideas, led Newton to regard it as substance. This conception of space, it shows the symmetrical aspects, within the laws of physics, through the notions of equivalence and equilibrium. The aim of this essay is to identify the symmetry, through such notions, under the study of between the resting state and the state of uniform translational movement, known as the law of inertia. The philosophical approach is framed in the link between these notions and the problem of indistinguishability between states of different movement. We will discuss, first, the conception of space of Telesio and Gassendi that led Newton to his absolutist conception of space. Newton´s conception of space and its relationship symmetry is the second part of our work. The third part present link Newtonian space and the notions of equilibrium, symmetry and equivalence.

Palabras clave : Symmetry; Equivalence; Equilibrium.

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