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Spacetime is doomed

George Musser

pp. 217-227

Abstract

Theoretical physicists have not wanted for imagination when it comes to developing a quantum theory of gravity. String theory, loop quantum gravity, causal-set theory, twistor theory: the approaches are diverse and the disagreements among their proponents are often vehement. And yet they have a common feature: that classical spacetime is not a fundamental ingredient of the world, but a construction consisting of more fundamental degrees of freedom. Those degrees of freedom become structured in very specific ways to give rise to the observed features of classical spacetime. I'll discuss the interpretational implications of several leading theories.

Publication details

Published in:

Wuppuluri Shyam, Ghirardi Giancarlo (2017) Space, time and the limits of human understanding. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 217-227


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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44418-5_17

Full citation:

Musser George (2017) „Spacetime is doomed“, In: S. Wuppuluri & G. Ghirardi (eds.), Space, time and the limits of human understanding, Dordrecht, Springer, 217–227.