Lam, Vincent (2007) The singular nature of space-time. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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We consider to what extent the fundamental question of space-time singularities is relevant for the philosophical debate about the nature of space-time. After reviewing some basic aspects of the space-time singularities within GR, we argue that the well-known difficulty to localize them in a meaningful way may challenge the received metaphysical view of space-time as a set of points possessing some intrinsic properties together with some spatio-temporal relations. Considering the algebraic formulation of GR, we argue that the space-time singularities highlight the philosophically misleading dependence on the standard geometric representation of space-time.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Lam, Vincent
Keywords:	General relativity, space-time singularities, space-time points, intrinsic properties, non-local feature, substantivalism, relationalism, algebraic formualtion.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Vincent Lam
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2007
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	3172
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	2007
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3172

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