The Nature of Time

dc.creatorBarbour, Julian
dc.date2009-03-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:54:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:54:48Z
dc.descriptionA review of some basic facts of classical dynamics shows that time, or precisely duration, is redundant as a fundamental concept. Duration and the behaviour of clocks emerge from a timeless law that governs change.
dc.description9 pages, no figures. This article won the first prize awarded on 7th March 2009 by the jury in the essay competition of the Foundational Questions Institute (fqxi.org) on The Nature of Time
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3489
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3489
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/224061
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleThe Nature of Time
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