“[W]e presented a System of the World in which an active principle, the Xon, generates Space and Time by ‚occurring‘ in a substrate made up of i-points bearing no geometric relations of distance or proximity with each other—in brief, which do not constitute a continuum.” (p. 1427) #Auffray #Xon #space #time #continuum
Schlagwort-Archive: Auffray
Auffray: Time
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“Thus defined, time does not pass, it does not flow; it ticks and it lasts.” (p. 1430) #Auffray #time
Auffray: Spacetime and Continuity
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“Further on in this paper we investigate the significance of the concept of continuity, concluding that it should not be retained as a fundamental characteristic of space in general and of spacetime(s) in particular.” (p. 1428) #Auffray #continuity #spacetime