Development of the concepts of space, time and space-time from Newton to Einstein

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Nov 2005

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In: 100 years of relativity. Editor: Abhay Ashtekar. Singapore: World Scientific, ISBN 981-256-394-6, 2005, p. 3 - 36

Physics

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Relativity Theory, Space-Time, History

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The concept of physical change brings together the concepts of space and time. The evolution of the latter two concepts, and of relation between them, in physical theories from Newtonian mechanics to general relativity is outlined, culminating in the development of the concept of space-time and its dynamization. The chrono-geometrical and inertio-gravitational space-time structures are defined, and the compatibility relations between the two are discussed. The philosophical debate between absolute and relational concepts of space and then of space-time is reviewed, as is the contrast between pre-general-relativistic theories with fixed background space-time structures and background-free general relativistic theories. Some implications of this contrast for the problem of quantum gravity are indicated.

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