PETER J RIGGS
Biographic Data
| ID | 5236916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | PETER J RIGGS |
| GIVEN NAMES | PETER J |
| FAMILY NAME | RIGGS |
| SIGNATURE | RIGGS P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2673-0864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Time dilation and rates of the passage of time
Debate over the issue of the rate of the passage of time has been persisting in the academic literature for decades without substantial progress. The common explanations of the (empirically well-confirmed) time dilation effects from Special and General Relativity theories requires that there is a physical passage of time which occurs at varying rates. Yet, these theories do not formally posit any passage of time. It is shown that the relativistic…
Questioning the Emergence of Time
The Evolving Block Universe is a model where spacetime continuously emerges leading to a ‘growth’ of spacetime by which there is a passage of time. Its most recent version extends ideas on the passage of time and the various arrows of time (determined by the cosmological evolution of the whole universe). Attention is drawn to some principal problems with this model, especially how the present moment and the passage of time are defined
Natural Kinds, Laws of Nature and Scientific Methodology
A Critique of Mellor's Argument against ‘Backwards’ Causation
In this paper, criticisms are made of the main tenets of Professor Mellor's argument against ‘backwards’ causation. He requires a closed causal chain of events if there is to be ‘backwards’ causation, but this condition is a metaphysical assumption which he cannot totally substantiate. Other objections to Mellor's argument concern his probabilistic analysis of causation, and the use to which he puts this analysis. In particular, his use of condit…
A Critique of Mellor's Argument against ‘Backwards’ Causation
In this paper, criticisms are made of the main tenets of Professor Mellor's argument against ‘backwards’ causation. He requires a closed causal chain of events if there is to be ‘backwards’ causation, but this condition is a metaphysical assumption which he cannot totally substantiate. Other objections to Mellor's argument concern his probabilistic analysis of causation, and the use to which he puts this analysis. In particular, his use of condit…
A Critique of Mellor's Argument against ‘Backwards’ Causation
In this paper, criticisms are made of the main tenets of Professor Mellor's argument against ‘backwards’ causation. He requires a closed causal chain of events if there is to be ‘backwards’ causation, but this condition is a metaphysical assumption which he cannot totally substantiate. Other objections to Mellor's argument concern his probabilistic analysis of causation, and the use to which he puts this analysis. In particular, his use of condit…
Natural Kinds, Laws of Nature and Scientific Methodology
Questioning the Emergence of Time
The Evolving Block Universe is a model where spacetime continuously emerges leading to a ‘growth’ of spacetime by which there is a passage of time. Its most recent version extends ideas on the passage of time and the various arrows of time (determined by the cosmological evolution of the whole universe). Attention is drawn to some principal problems with this model, especially how the present moment and the passage of time are defined
Time dilation and rates of the passage of time
Debate over the issue of the rate of the passage of time has been persisting in the academic literature for decades without substantial progress. The common explanations of the (empirically well-confirmed) time dilation effects from Special and General Relativity theories requires that there is a physical passage of time which occurs at varying rates. Yet, these theories do not formally posit any passage of time. It is shown that the relativistic…
Archaeology (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Arrow of time (1 work) · Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (1 work) · Causation (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Dilation (metric space) (1 work) · Discrete time and continuous time (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Geography (1 work)