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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newtonian absolute time canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical mechanics concept
ⓘ
physical concept ⓘ time concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all events in the universe
ⓘ
all inertial frames ⓘ non-inertial frames ⓘ |
| assumes |
independent existence from events
ⓘ
same time coordinate for all observers ⓘ time passes even if nothing happens ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Einsteinian spacetime
ⓘ
relativistic time ⓘ time dilation ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Albert Einstein
ⓘ
philosophy of time debates ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
ⓘ
surface form:
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
|
| domain | non-relativistic physics ⓘ |
| flowsAt | constant rate ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalRepresentation |
global time parameter t
ⓘ
separate from spatial coordinates ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
absolute
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| implies |
no relativity of simultaneity
ⓘ
simultaneity is absolute ⓘ time intervals are invariant between observers ⓘ |
| influences |
classical causality concepts
ⓘ
classical determinism ⓘ |
| opposedBy | relationist theories of time ⓘ |
| partOf | Newtonian mechanics ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | substantivalism about time ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Newtonian absolute space ⓘ |
| replacedBy | relativistic time in modern physics ⓘ |
| supports | global synchronization of clocks ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Galilean relativity
ⓘ
Newtonian mechanics ⓘ
surface form:
Newtonian gravitational theory
classical particle dynamics ⓘ |
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