Bacelar Valente, Mario (2023) A note on the notion of now and time flow in special relativity. [Preprint]

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With special relativity, we seem to be facing a conundrum. It is a very well-tested theory; in this way, the Minkowski spacetime must be “capturing” essential features of space and time. However, its geometry seems to be incompatible with any sort of global notion of time. We might only have local notions of now (present moment) and time flow, at best. In this note, we will explore the possibility that a pretty much global notion of now (and time flow) might be hiding in plain sight in the geometry of the Minkowski spacetime.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bacelar Valente, Mario
Keywords:	special relativity; spacetime; time; time flow; presentism; relativity; Minkowski; geometry
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	mario bacelar valente
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2023 15:31
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2023 15:31
Item ID:	21864
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	10 March 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21864

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