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Do all moments of time always physically exist?
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From what I've read and understand, yes.Do all moments of time always physically exist?
How could it be tested?Do all moments of time always physically exist?
They are all eaten by the Langoliers. ;0]Do all moments of time always physically exist?
No. It depends on the objects involved.Do all moments of time always physically exist?
Yes. But which physical.Does time involve the physical?
As a discrete concept, it doesn't seem a physical dimension to me.Yes. But which physical.
There remain questions about time, gravity and quanta. We don't have a quantum theory of gravity, and it is known in Physics that one is needed. Currently two possible theories getting attention are String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity. These are not true theories yet. They are more like mathematical constructs that are hypothesis to explain phenomena, and its hard to test them. If we can't test them, then they cannot become scientific theories despite the word 'Theory' in String Theory.Do all moments of time always physically exist?
Time isn't a thing. It's a measurement.Do all moments of time always physically exist?
A measurement of duration, right? In a similar way that space is a measurement of distance. All things physically exist in width, length, and height, which are measurements. So what’s the difference?Time isn't a thing. It's a measurement.
I would say so, it’s the measurement of physical things.Does time involve the physical?
That’s a good question. I suppose there is no way.How could it be tested?
You can't pinpoint a true beginning or ending for time.A measurement of duration, right? In a similar way that space is a measurement of distance. All things physically exist in width, length, and height, which are measurements. So what’s the difference?
There is a hypothesis called "B Theory of Time". According to that hypothesis time is like a book or a film. It all exists physically but you are only experiencing it one frame at a time. This is in full accord with the theories of relativity but conflict with quantum theory.Do all moments of time always physically exist?
I have always thought relativity, as I understand it, made more sense as a model for time space and gravity than QM does.There is a hypothesis called "B Theory of Time". According to that hypothesis time is like a book or a film. It all exists physically but you are only experiencing it one frame at a time. This is in full accord with the theories of relativity but conflict with quantum theory.
The consequence of B theory is determinism. The future already exists, you can't change it.
Yes, it's pretty straight forward and simple but:I have always thought relativity, as I understand it, made more sense as a model for time space and gravity than QM does.
Why is the last one attractive to you?Yes, it's pretty straight forward and simple but:
1. I don't like it
2. QM seems to hint at a basically stochastic universe.