Romero, Gustavo E. (2014) The collapse of supertasks. Foundations of Science, 19. pp. 209-216. ISSN 1233-1821

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Abstract

A supertask consists in the performance of an infinite number of actions in a infinite time. I show that any attempt to carry out a supertask will produce a divergence of the curvature of spacetime, resulting in the formation
of a black hole. I maintain that supertaks, contrarily to a popular view among philosophers, are physically impossible. Supertasks, literally, collapse under
their own weight.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Romero, Gustavo E. gustavo.esteban.romero@gmail.com
Keywords:	Change - events - formal ontology - spacetime - quantum mechanics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Gustavo E. Romero
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2018 15:31
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2018 15:31
Item ID:	14289
Journal or Publication Title:	Foundations of Science
Publisher:	Springer
DOI or Unique Handle:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-013-9338-7
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	2014
Page Range:	pp. 209-216
Volume:	19
ISSN:	1233-1821
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14289

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