A Physical Model of Zeno's Dichotomy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8397384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard Angel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 347-358 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/52.2.347 |
| OpenAlex | W2055868488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
A model of Zeno's dichotomy paradox is presented in Newtonian collision mechanics. One of several resolutions of the paradox illustrates the point that even in Newtonian ontology there is a spacetime weave. In a Newtonian system in which the base rules permit only spatial contact interactions, we find the mechanical emergence of action‐at‐a‐distance effects.
Action (physics) · Base (topology) · Classical mechanics · Classical physics · Epistemology · Geometry · Mathematical analysis · Newtonian dynamics · Newtonian fluid · Ontology · Physics · Point (geometry) · Quantum mechanics · Spacetime · Theoretical physics · Zeno's paradoxes · Mathematics · Mathematics and Applications · Philosophy · Relativity and Gravitational Theory · Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2005 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |