Are space and time separate issues that can be treated in a parallel way.
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From: Surfer on 13 Jul 2010 02:08 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:22:16 -0700 (PDT), Immortalist <reanimater_2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >Did surfers statement about general relativity actually answer these >philosophical questions or was it a hint that sci.physics is not the >place to talk about basic physics? > Well, the two references I gave both concern basic physics. One describes the use of the space-time concept in general relativity, and the other argues for the advantages of a new theory of physics, called Process Physics, in which space is represented as a three dimensional entity and time as a separate non-geometrical process. Process Physics makes different predictions to GR, so this now makes the question of whether space and time should be treated as space-time or as space + time, into a scientific as well as philosophical question. If Process Physics ultimately makes better predictions than GR, then the evidence would be in favor of space + time. Its a very interesting question. |