Relativity theory: What is reality?

被引:13
作者
Aerts, D [1 ]
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[1] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, CTR LEO APOSTEL, B-1050 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
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10.1007/BF02282126
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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in classical Newtonian physics there was a clear understanding of ''what reality is.'' Indeed in this classical view, reality at a certain time is the collection of all what is actual at this time, and this is contained in ''the present.'' Often it is stated that three-dimensional space and one-dimensional time hade been substituted by four-dimensional space-time in relativity theory, and as a consequence the classical concept of reality, as that which is ''present,'' cannot be retained. Is reality then the four-dimensional manifold of relativity theory? And if so, what is then the meaning of ''change in time?'' This problem confronts a geometric view (as the Einsteinian interpretation of relativity theory) with a process view (where reality changes constantly in tb,le). In this paper we investigate this problem, taking into account our insight into the nature of reality as it came by analyzing the problems of quantum mechanics. We show that with an Einsteinian interpretation of relativity theory, reality is indeed four-dimensional, but there is no contradiction with the process view, where this reality changes in time.
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页码:1627 / 1644
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