General covariance, gauge theories and the kretschmann objection

In Katherine Brading & Elena Castellani (eds.), Symmetries in Physics: Philosophical Reflections. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 110--123 (2002)
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How can we reconcile two claims that are now both widely accepted: Kretschmann's claim that a requirement of general covariance is physically vacuous and the standard view that the general covariance of general relativity expresses the physically important diffeomorphism gauge freedom of general relativity? I urge that both claims can be held without contradiction if we attend to the context in which each is made.

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original Norton, John D. (2002) "General covariance, gauge theories and the kretschmann objection". In Brading, Katherine, Castellani, Elena, Symmetries in Physics: Philosophical Reflections, pp. : Cambridge University Press (2002)

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