Rovelli, Carlo (2021) The numerous and profoundly distinct layers that make up the notion of time. [Preprint]

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Much confusion and disagreement around the notion of time is due to the fact that we commonly fail to recognize that we call “time” a variety of distinct notions, only partially related to one another. Many “obvious” properties of time are actually results of different kinds of approximations, idealizations, or special contexts. I illustrate a number of distinct notions of time and their differences; they are all relevant for describing the real world. To understand time, we have to break it apart.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rovelli, Carlo rovelli@cpt.univ-mrs.fr 0000-0003-1724-9737
Keywords:	Time. Arrow of Time. Presentism. Eternalism. Quantum gravity. Experiential time.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Depositing User:	Carlo Rovelli
Date Deposited:	16 May 2021 19:51
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2024 13:07
Item ID:	18984
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Date:	3 May 2021
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18984

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