1st Edition
The Non-Fundamentality of Spacetime General Relativity, Quantum Gravity, and Metaphysics
By Kian Salimkhani
Copyright 2024
266 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
266 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
266 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book argues that our current best theories of fundamental physics are best interpreted as positing spacetime as non-fundamental. It is written in accessible language and largely avoids mathematical technicalities by instead focusing on the key metaphysical and foundational lessons for the fundamentality of spacetime.
According to orthodoxy, spacetime and spatiotemporal properties are... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Fundamentality
3. Spacetime in Relativity Theory
4. Classical ‘Spin-2’ Gravity
5. Spacetime in Quantum Gravity
6. Unification
7. Conclusion
Appendix: More Detailed Calculations
Biography
Kian Salimkhani is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Cologne, Germany, and a member of the DFG research group “Inductive Metaphysics”. He mainly works on philosophy of physics, metaphysics, and general philosophy of science.
"This book combines novel, breakthrough contributions with insightful overviews of the state of the art in the foundations of spacetime."
Vera Matarese, University of Bern, Switzerland
