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On the Inextendibility of Spacetime

Manchak, John Byron (2016) On the Inextendibility of Spacetime. [Preprint]

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Abstract

It has been argued that spacetime must be inextendible – that it must be “as large as it can be” in some sense. Here, we register some skepticism with respect to this position.


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Manchak, John Byronjmanchak@uci.edu
Keywords: spacetime, inextendibility, maximality
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User: John Byron Manchak
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2016 12:25
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2016 12:25
Item ID: 11948
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics
Date: 3 March 2016
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11948

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