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Comparative Ontology of Theories of Space and Time
Cybernetic Micro Systems, Inc., San Gregorio, CA, USA
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 14 (2023)·Pages 501–525·Published 14 March 2023·DOI10.4236/jmp.2023.144028
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Abstract
With a few exceptions, physics theories are based in a conception of time and space; our two major theories, general relativity, and quantum field theory, differ in their conceptions. Key issues herein include mathematics, logic, intuition, experiment, and ontology, with emphasis on simultaneity and dimensionality of the world. The treatment is through ontological comparison of two theories, space-time theory (special relativity) and energy-time theory (local absolute space and universal time). These two theories share many of the same equations but have different ontology.
KeywordsSpacetime OntologyComparative OntologyLocal Absolute SpaceRelativistic Mass
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