Time generated by intrinsic observers

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dc.creatorSvozil, Karl
dc.date2009-04-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:04:13Z
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dc.descriptionWe shortly review the construction of knowledge by intrinsic observers. Intrinsic observers are embedded in a system and are inseparable parts thereof. The intrinsic viewpoint has to be contrasted with an extrinsic, "God's eye" viewpoint, from which the system can be observed externally without in any way changing it. This epistemological distinction has concrete, formalizable consequences. One consequence is the emergence of "complementarity" for intrinsic observers, even if the underlying system is totally deterministic (computable). Another consequence is the appearence of time and inertial frames for intrinsic observers. The necessary operational techniques are developed in the context of Cellular Automata. We finish with a somewhat speculative question. Given space-time frames generated by clocks which use sound waves for synchronization; why could supersonic travel not cause time paradoxes?
dc.description5 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2285
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2285
dc.identifierCybernetics and Systems 96, Proceedings of the 13th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research, ed. by Robert Trappl (Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies, Vienna, 1996), pp. 162-166
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227084
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.titleTime generated by intrinsic observers
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