Herbert Korté, University of Regina

Research

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Latest funding

A realist epistemology of space-time theories
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$46,008
The mathematical and philosophical foundations of the general theory of relativity (gtr) and other spacetime theories
NSERC · 1995 · Co-investigator
$20,500
G-structures and lie pseudo groups applied to general relativity and gauge fields
NSERC · 1990 · Co-investigator
$22,000

All 3 grants and awards

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A realist epistemology of space-time theories

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Korté, Herbert

Keywords: Foundations of space-time theories; philosophy of space-time physics; geometric realism; conventionalism; epistemology of geometry

$46,008

The mathematical and philosophical foundations of the general theory of relativity (gtr) and other spacetime theories

Co-investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Coleman, Robert

$20,500

G-structures and lie pseudo groups applied to general relativity and gauge fields

Co-investigatorNSERC1990Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Coleman, Robert

$22,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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