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INFINITY, RELATIVITY AND SMOOTHNESS.

The article presents arguments about infinity. An example of an argument against the possibility of an infinite past is the existence of the universe. A variation on the infinite billiards case in which one does not need to squeeze infinitely many particles in a finite space is discussed. The theory...

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Publicado en:Philosophical Perspectives Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Autor principal: Arntzenius, Frank
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2006
Materias:
Infinite, The
Metaphysical cosmology
Billiards
Spacetime
Metaphysics
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Sumario:The article presents arguments about infinity. An example of an argument against the possibility of an infinite past is the existence of the universe. A variation on the infinite billiards case in which one does not need to squeeze infinitely many particles in a finite space is discussed. The theory that the world is a quantum world is explored.