HOLES AS REGIONS OF SPACETIME.

The article presents a novel concept that considers holes as regions of spacetime that are located at certain discontinuities in the surfaces of material objects. It offers a comparison of views with theories of holes discussed in the writings of D. K. Lewis and S. R. Lewis, and that of R. Casati an...

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Publicado en:Monist Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 372 - 379
Autores principales: Wake, Andrew, Spencer, Joshua, Fowler, Gregory
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2007
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