Mozota Frauca, Álvaro (2024) Time is Order. [Preprint]
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In this Chapter I argue that the fundamental aspect of our notion of time is that it defines an order relation, be it a total order relation between configurations of the world or just a partial order relation between events. This position is in contrast with a relationalist view popular in the quantum gravity literature, according to which it is just correlations between physical quantities that we observe and which capture every aspect of temporality in the world, at least according to general relativity. I argue that the view of time as defining an order relation is perfectly compatible with the way general relativity is applied, while the relationalist view has to face some challenges. This debate is important not only from the perspective of the metaphysics of space and time and for interpreting our physical theories, but also for the development and the understanding of theories of quantum gravity.
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Alvaro Mozota Frauca | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2024 14:53 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2024 14:53 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 24046 | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61860-4_4 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Date: | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24046 |
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