Livre | Chapitre
"Now" has an infinitesimal positive duration
pp. 271-277
Résumé
This article offers the nonstandard or "hyperreal" line as a model for Time, thereby to resolve a persistent controversy of the meaning of "Now." As a "monad" in the Leibnitzian time axis, "Now" is a time interval shorter than any standard positive interval, yet longer than any infinitesimal.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Wuppuluri Shyam, Ghirardi Giancarlo (2017) Space, time and the limits of human understanding. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 271-277
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44418-5_21
Citation complète:
Hersh Reuben, 2017, "Now" has an infinitesimal positive duration. In S. Wuppuluri & G. Ghirardi (eds.) Space, time and the limits of human understanding (271-277). Dordrecht, Springer.