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Pitts, J. Brian

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 Author ID: pitts.j-brian Published as: Pitts, J. B.; Pitts, J. Brian
 Documents Indexed: 20 Publications since 2001

Co-Authors

 17 single-authored 3 Schieve, William C.
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Serials

 7 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 4 General Relativity and Gravitation 3 Foundations of Physics 2 Annals of Physics 1 Classical and Quantum Gravity 1 Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 1 The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
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Fields

 19 Relativity and gravitational theory (83-XX) 10 Quantum theory (81-XX) 8 Mechanics of particles and systems (70-XX) 6 General and overarching topics; collections (00-XX) 3 Differential geometry (53-XX) 2 History and biography (01-XX) 1 Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization (49-XX) 1 Optics, electromagnetic theory (78-XX)

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16 Publications have been cited 89 times in 41 Documents Cited by Year
Gauge-invariant localization of infinitely many gravitational energies from all possible auxiliary structures. Zbl 1186.83052
Pitts, J. Brian
2010
Universally coupled massive gravity. Zbl 1140.83313
Pitts, J. B.; Schieve, W. C.
2007
Null cones and Einstein’s equations in Minkowski spacetime. Zbl 1062.83004
Pitts, J. Brian; Schieve, W. C.
2004
Slightly bimetric gravitation. Zbl 1013.83020
Pitts, J. Brian; Schieve, W. C.
2001
Absolute objects and counterexamples: Jones-geroch dust, torretti constant curvature, tetrad-spinor, and scalar density. Zbl 1223.83057
Pitts, J. Brian
2006
Permanent underdetermination from approximate empirical equivalence in field theory: massless and massive scalar gravity, neutrino, electromagnetic, Yang-Mills and gravitational theories. Zbl 1266.81131
Pitts, J. Brian
2011
Universally coupled massive gravity, III: dRGT-Maheshwari pure spin-2, Ogievetsky-Polubarinov and arbitrary mass terms. Zbl 1342.83286
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
Space-time philosophy reconstructed via massive Nordström scalar gravities? Laws vs. geometry, conventionality, and underdetermination. Zbl 1331.83089
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
The nontriviality of trivial general covariance: how electrons restrict ‘time’ coordinates, spinors (almost) fit into tensor calculus, and $$\frac{7}{16}$$ of a tetrad is surplus structure. Zbl 1281.81039
Pitts, J. Brian
2012
Einsteins physical strategy, energy conservation, symmetries, and stability: “But Grossmann & I believed that the conservation laws were not satisfied”. Zbl 1337.83005
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
A first class constraint generates not a gauge transformation, but a bad physical change: The case of electromagnetism. Zbl 1360.70030
Pitts, J. Brian
2014
Change in Hamiltonian general relativity from the lack of a time-like Killing vector field. Zbl 1294.83030
Pitts, J. Brian
2014
Massive Nordström scalar (density) gravities from universal coupling. Zbl 1213.83121
Pitts, J. Brian
2011
Universally coupled massive gravity. II: Densitized tetrad and cotetrad theories. Zbl 1235.83079
Pitts, J. Brian
2012
Equivalent theories redefine Hamiltonian observables to exhibit change in general relativity. Zbl 1368.83066
Pitts, J. Brian
2017
Equivalent theories and changing Hamiltonian observables in general relativity. Zbl 1395.83015
Pitts, J. Brian
2018
Equivalent theories and changing Hamiltonian observables in general relativity. Zbl 1395.83015
Pitts, J. Brian
2018
Equivalent theories redefine Hamiltonian observables to exhibit change in general relativity. Zbl 1368.83066
Pitts, J. Brian
2017
Universally coupled massive gravity, III: dRGT-Maheshwari pure spin-2, Ogievetsky-Polubarinov and arbitrary mass terms. Zbl 1342.83286
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
Space-time philosophy reconstructed via massive Nordström scalar gravities? Laws vs. geometry, conventionality, and underdetermination. Zbl 1331.83089
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
Einsteins physical strategy, energy conservation, symmetries, and stability: “But Grossmann & I believed that the conservation laws were not satisfied”. Zbl 1337.83005
Pitts, J. Brian
2016
A first class constraint generates not a gauge transformation, but a bad physical change: The case of electromagnetism. Zbl 1360.70030
Pitts, J. Brian
2014
Change in Hamiltonian general relativity from the lack of a time-like Killing vector field. Zbl 1294.83030
Pitts, J. Brian
2014
The nontriviality of trivial general covariance: how electrons restrict ‘time’ coordinates, spinors (almost) fit into tensor calculus, and $$\frac{7}{16}$$ of a tetrad is surplus structure. Zbl 1281.81039
Pitts, J. Brian
2012
Universally coupled massive gravity. II: Densitized tetrad and cotetrad theories. Zbl 1235.83079
Pitts, J. Brian
2012
Permanent underdetermination from approximate empirical equivalence in field theory: massless and massive scalar gravity, neutrino, electromagnetic, Yang-Mills and gravitational theories. Zbl 1266.81131
Pitts, J. Brian
2011
Massive Nordström scalar (density) gravities from universal coupling. Zbl 1213.83121
Pitts, J. Brian
2011
Gauge-invariant localization of infinitely many gravitational energies from all possible auxiliary structures. Zbl 1186.83052
Pitts, J. Brian
2010
Universally coupled massive gravity. Zbl 1140.83313
Pitts, J. B.; Schieve, W. C.
2007
Absolute objects and counterexamples: Jones-geroch dust, torretti constant curvature, tetrad-spinor, and scalar density. Zbl 1223.83057
Pitts, J. Brian
2006
Null cones and Einstein’s equations in Minkowski spacetime. Zbl 1062.83004
Pitts, J. Brian; Schieve, W. C.
2004
Slightly bimetric gravitation. Zbl 1013.83020
Pitts, J. Brian; Schieve, W. C.
2001
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Cited by 39 Authors

 14 Pitts, J. Brian 3 Duerr, Patrick M. 2 Broekaert, Jan 2 Dewar, Neil 2 Vassallo, Antonio 2 Weatherall, James Owen 1 Alshal, H. 1 Anderson, Edward 1 Arminjon, Mayeul 1 Belot, Gordon 1 Chen, Chiangmei 1 Corda, Christian 1 Curiel, Erik 1 Curtright, Thomas L. 1 Fletcher, Samuel Craig 1 Gryb, Sean 1 Ip, Pui Him 1 Lapiedra, Ramon 1 Le Bihan, Baptiste 1 Licata, Ignazio 1 Linnemann, Niels S. 1 Manchak, John Byron 1 Morales-Lladosa, Juan Antonio 1 Myrvold, Wayne C. 1 Nester, James M. 1 Petrov, Alexander N. 1 Pietsch, Wolfgang 1 Pronin, Petr I. 1 Read, James 1 Resconi, Germano 1 Schieve, William C. 1 Schneider, Mike D. 1 Stepanyantz, K. V. 1 Sus, Adán 1 Teitel, Trevor 1 Thébaault, Karim 1 Tung, Roh Suan 1 Weinstein, Galina 1 Yu Baurov, A.
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Cited in 11 Serials

 17 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 9 Foundations of Physics 6 General Relativity and Gravitation 2 International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics 1 Classical and Quantum Gravity 1 Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 1 Annals of Physics 1 International Journal of Modern Physics D 1 Journal of High Energy Physics 1 International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 1 Foundations of Physics Letters
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Cited in 10 Fields

 37 Relativity and gravitational theory (83-XX) 13 General and overarching topics; collections (00-XX) 12 Quantum theory (81-XX) 10 Mechanics of particles and systems (70-XX) 8 Differential geometry (53-XX) 3 History and biography (01-XX) 1 Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization (49-XX) 1 Global analysis, analysis on manifolds (58-XX) 1 Optics, electromagnetic theory (78-XX) 1 Astronomy and astrophysics (85-XX)