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A note on the notion of now and time flow in special relativity
Mario Bacelar Valente
With special relativity, we seem to be facing a conundrum. It is a very well-tested theory; in this way, the Minkowski spacetime must be "capturing" essential features of space and…
Time in the theory of relativity: inertial time, light clocks, and proper time
Mario Bacelar Valente
In a way similar to classical mechanics where we have the concept of inertial time as expressed in the motions of bodies, in the (special) theory of relativity we can regard the in…
The flow of time in the theory of relativity
Mario Bacelar Valente
Dennis Dieks advanced the view that the idea of flow of time is implemented in the theory of relativity. The 'flow' results from the successive happening/becoming of events along t…
Einstein's physical geometry at play: inertial motion, the boostability assumption, the Lorentz transformations, and the so-called conventionality of the one-way speed of light
Mario Bacelar Valente
In this work, Einstein's view of geometry as physical geometry is taken into account in the analysis of diverse issues related to the notions of inertial motion and inertial refere…
The relativity of simultaneity and presentism
Mario Bacelar Valente
According to conventional wisdom, presentism is at odds with the theory of relativity. This is supposed to be shown quite simply just by considering the relativity of simultaneity.…
Time in the theory of relativity: on natural clocks, proper time, the clock hypothesis, and all that
Mario Bacelar Valente
When addressing the notion of proper time in the theory of relativity, it is usually taken for granted that the time read by an accelerated clock is given by the Minkowski proper t…
Did the concepts of space and time change that much with the 1905 theory of relativity?
Mario Bacelar Valente
The advent of the 1905 theory of relativity is rightly considered as a breakthrough moment in the history of physics; in particular. it is widely accepted that it brought a new con…
The relation between classical and quantum electrodynamics
Mario Bacelar Valente
Quantum electrodynamics presents intrinsic limitations in the description of physical processes that make it impossible to recover from it the type of description we have in classi…