Schneider, Mike D. (2024) Spacetime emergence: an (in)effective story. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Physicists and philosophers are increasingly prone to regarding our current physical theories as providing 'effective descriptions' of real-world systems. In the context of quantum gravity research, this fuels a common view that the classical spacetime theory of general relativity provides effective descriptions where it is successfully applied. That common view of general relativity, in turn, encourages an 'effective' understanding of spacetime emergence. But descriptions of spacetime in general relativity irreducibly include global physical content, which is not effective. Recognizing this fact reigns in the interpretive scope of the common view of general relativity and specifically undermines our thinking about spacetime emergence effectively.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Schneider, Mike D. schneidermd@missouri.edu 0000-0002-3303-3664
Additional Information:	Accepted at Philosophy of Physics
Keywords:	spacetime emergence; effective field theory; global spacetime structure; general relativity; quantum gravity
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity
Depositing User:	Mike D. Schneider
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2024 11:40
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 11:40
Item ID:	23982
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity
Date:	2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23982

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