New foundations for physical geometry

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Tim Maudlin sets out a completely new method for describing the geometrical structure of spaces, and thus a better mathematical tool for describing and understanding space-time. He presents a historical review of the development of geometry and topology, and then his original Theory of Linear Structures.



Topology is the mathematical study of the most basic geometrical structure of a space. Mathematical physics uses topological spaces as the formal means for describing physical space and time. This book proposes a completely new mathematical structure for describing geometrical notions such as continuity, connectedness, boundaries of sets, and so on, in order to provide a better mathematical tool for understanding space-time. This is the initial volume in a two-volume set, the first of which develops the mathematical structure and the second of which applies it to classical and Relativistic physics. The book begins with a brief historical review of the development of mathematics as it relates to geometry, and an overview of standard topology. The new theory, the Theory of Linear Structures, is presented and compared to standard topology. The Theory of Linear Structures replaces the foundational notion of standard topology, the open set, with the notion of a continuous line. Axioms for the Theory of Linear Structures are laid down, and definitions of other geometrical notions developed in those terms. Various novel geometrical properties, such as a space being intrinsically directed, are defined using these resources. Applications of the theory to discrete spaces (where the standard theory of open sets gets little purchase) are particularly noted. The mathematics is developed up through homotopy theory and compactness, along with ways to represent both affine (straight line) and metrical structure.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 06 maart 2014

Aantal pagina's: 374

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Tim Maudlin

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 162 mm

Product hoogte: 31 mm

Product lengte: 240 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 162 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm

Verpakking lengte: 240 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 726 g

EAN: 9780198701309

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