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B. Russell, ABC of Relativity
II 138
Measuring/Russell: always contains an element of convention - E.g. size of an electron: we always have to make two comparisons:
1) between an electron at different times
2) two electrons at the same time. Absurd: to assume that all the electrons were bigger or smaller in a different area.
That would also affect the measuring device - therefore it would not be detectable.
Size of an electron: is therefore a convention. In contrast, the mass of an electron is not a convention!
Because we can compare the effects of two electrons on a third one - if it is the same under the same circumstances, we can infer equality of mass which is not based on convention.
II 140
Symmetry conditions/Russell: can be produced completely by measuring conventions - therefore there is no reason to believe that they are a property of the world.
>Symmetries/Physics, >Convention.

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