The gravity apple tree

Spanish Relativity Meeting: almost 100 years after Einstein's revolution

Aldama, Mariana Espinosa^1

Posgrado en Filosofa de la Ciencia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Distrito Federal

04510, Mexico^1

关键词: Apple trees;    Genealogical trees;    Graphic representation;    Heuristic principle;    Supplementary data;    System domain;    Visual presentation;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/600/1/012050/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/600/1/012050

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The gravity apple tree is a genealogical tree of the gravitation theories developed during the past century. The graphic representation is full of information such as guides in heuristic principles, names of main proponents, dates and references for original articles (See under Supplementary Data for the graphic representation). This visual presentation and its particular classification allows a quick synthetic view for a plurality of theories, many of them well validated in the Solar System domain. Its diachronic structure organizes information in a shape of a tree following similarities through a formal concept analysis. It can be used for educational purposes or as a tool for philosophical discussion.