Newtonian absolute time
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Newtonian absolute time is the classical concept that time flows uniformly and identically for all observers, independent of their motion or reference frame.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical mechanics concept
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physical concept → time concept → |
| appliesTo |
all events in the universe
→
all inertial frames → non-inertial frames → |
| assumes |
independent existence from events
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same time coordinate for all observers → time passes even if nothing happens → |
| contrastsWith |
Einsteinian spacetime
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relativistic time → time dilation → |
| criticizedBy |
Albert Einstein
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philosophy of time debates → |
| describedIn |
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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| domain |
non-relativistic physics
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| flowsAt |
constant rate
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| hasMathematicalRepresentation |
global time parameter t
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separate from spatial coordinates → |
| hasProperty |
absolute
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continuous → homogeneous → independent of motion of observer → independent of observer → independent of physical processes → independent of reference frame → isotropic → one-dimensional → uniform flow → universal → |
| hasStatusInModernPhysics |
approximation valid at low velocities
→
approximation valid in weak gravitational fields → |
| historicallyAttributedTo |
Isaac Newton
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| implies |
no relativity of simultaneity
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simultaneity is absolute → time intervals are invariant between observers → |
| influences |
classical causality concepts
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classical determinism → |
| opposedBy |
relationist theories of time
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| partOf |
Newtonian mechanics
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| philosophicalPosition |
substantivalism about time
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| relatedTo |
Newtonian absolute space
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| replacedBy |
relativistic time in modern physics
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| supports |
global synchronization of clocks
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| usedIn |
Galilean relativity
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Newtonian gravitational theory → classical particle dynamics → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
relativity of simultaneity
→
special relativity → theory of relativity → |
contradicts |