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PhilosoofPp hhyys ics PRINCETOFNO UNDATIONOSF CONTEMPORARPYH ILOSOPHY ScotSto ameSse,r iEdeist or JOHN BURGESS PhilosopLhoigcibacyl P. SCOTSTO A MES PhilosoopfLh ayn guabgye ANDREMIA RMOR PhilosoopfLh aywb y ALEXISB URGESSJ OHN BURGESS Trutbhy G. & P. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS Spacaen dT ime TimM audlin PRINCETON UNIVERSITYP RESS PRINCETON AND OXFORD Copyri©g h2t0 b1y2P r inceUtnoinv ersPirteys s PublisbhyeP dr inceUtnoinv ersPirteys s, 4W1i lliSatmr ePerti,n cetNoenwJ, e rs0ey8 540 Int heU niteKdi ngdoPmr:i nceUtnoinv ersPirteys s, 6 OxforSdt reWeoto,d stoOcxkf,o rdshOiXr2e01 TW press.princeton.edu AlRli ghRtess erved LibraorfCy o ngreCsast aloging-in-PDuabtlai cation MaudTlimi.n , Philosoopfph hyy si:cs sp acaen dt imeT/i mM audlin. p.e m-. (Princeftoounn datioofcn osn temporpahriyl osophy) Includbeisb liograrpehfiecraelna cnedis n dex. ISBN9 78-0-6(9a1lpk-a.p1 e4r3) 09-5 1.S pacaen dt imeI.T. i tle. BD6322.0M1328 530.11-2d0c12230 05618 BritiLsihb raCrayt aloging-in-PDuabtliais ca avtaiiolna ble Thibso okh asb eenc omposeidnM inioPnr o& Archer Printoenda cid-fpraepeeoo r . Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica 109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Tot hem emoryo fR oberWte ingard, seekeorft hew ayso ft heu niverse Contents Acknowledgments ix IntroducTthieAo inm:a ndS tructoufTr hee sVeo lumes x1 CHAPTERO NE Classical AcocfSo puanctaesn dT ime 1 TheB irtohfP hysics 1 NewtonF'isr Lsatw a ndA bsoluStpea ce 4 AbsoluTtiem ea ndt heP ersistoefnA cbes olute Space 9 TheM etaphysoifAc bss oluStpea caen dT ime 12 CHAPTERT WO EvidenfcoeSr p atiaanldT emporaSlt ructure 17 NewtonS'esc onLda wa ndt heB uckeEtx periment 17 ArithmeGteiocm,e tray,n dC oordinates 24 TheS ymmetrioefSs p acaen dt heL eibniz-Clarke Debate 34 CHAPTERT HREE EliminatUinnogb servaSbtlreu cture 47 AbsoluVteel ocaintdyG alileRaenl ativity 47 GalileSapna ce-Time 54 CHAPTERF OUR SpeciRaell ativity 67 SpeciRaell atiavnidtM yi nkowsSkpia ce-Time 67 TheT winPsa radox 77 MinkowsSktir aightMeidngkeo,w ski Compass 83 ConstrucLtoirnegn Ctozo rdinates 87 CHAPTERF IVE TheP hysiocfsM easurement 106 TheC lock Hypothesis 106 AbstraBcoto stasn dP hysicBaolo sts 114 The" Constaonfct yh eS peeodf L ight" 120 DeepeArc countPsh oyfs icParli nciples 124 Contents CHAPTERS IX GenerRaell ativity 126 CurveSdp acaen dC urveSdp ac-Teime 126 GeometrizAiwnaygG ravity 131 BlacHko leasn d tBhiegB ang 140 TheH ole Argument 146 SuggestReeda dinognsG enerRaell ativity 152 CHAPTERS EVEN TheD irectainodnT opoloogfyT ime 153 TheG eometorfyT ime 153 TimeT ravaesla Technical Problem 162 TheD irectoifoT ni me 165 AppendiSoxm:e P robleimnSs p ecial RelativPihsytsiicc s 171 Reefrences 177 Index 181 viii
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