0

The Necessary Structure of the All-pervading Aether

Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis 49

Erschienen am 15.02.2013, 1. Auflage 2013
139,95 €
(inkl. MwSt.)

Lieferbar innerhalb 1 - 2 Wochen

In den Warenkorb
Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9783110325171
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 226 S.
Einband: gebundenes Buch

Beschreibung

In this book I investigate the necessary structure of the aether - the stuff that fills the whole universe. Some of my conclusions are. 1. There is an enormous variety of structures that the aether might, for all we know, have. 2. Probably the aether is point-free. 3. In that case, it should be distinguished from Space-time, which is either a fiction or a construct. 4. Even if the aether has points, we should reject the orthodoxy that all regions are grounded in points by summation. 5. If the aether is point-free but not continuous, its most likely structure has extended atoms that are not simples. 6. Space-time is symmetric if and only if the aether is continuous. 7. If the aether is continuous, we should reject the standard interpretation of General Relativity, in which geometry determines gravity. 8. Contemporary physics undermines an objection to discrete aether based on scale invariance, but does not offer much positive support.

Produktsicherheitsverordnung

Hersteller:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
De Gruyter GmbH
productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Genthiner Strasse 13
DE 10785 Berlin

Weitere Artikel aus der Reihe "Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis"

Alle Artikel anzeigen

Weitere Artikel aus der Kategorie "Philosophie/20., 21. Jahrhundert"

Alle Artikel anzeigen