Conformal proper times according to the Woodhouse causal axiomatics of relativistic spacetimes

DOI10.1007/S10701-009-9379-5zbMATH Open1186.83018arXiv0906.2822OpenAlexW3106092665MaRDI QIDQ2268402FDOQ2268402

Authors: Jacques L. Rubin 

Publication date: 8 March 2010

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: On the basis of the Woodhouse causal axiomatics, we show that conformal proper times and an extra variable in addition to those of space and time, precisely and physically identified from experimental examples, together give a physical justification for the `chronometric hypothesis' of general relativity. Indeed, we show that, with a lack of these latter two ingredients, no clock paradox solution exists in which the clock and message functions are solely at the origin of the asymmetry. These proper times originate from a given conformal structure of the spacetime when ascribing different compatible projective structures to each Woodhouse particle, and then, each defines a specific Weylian sheaf structure. In addition, the proper time parameterizations, as two point functions, cannot be defined irrespective of the processes in the relative changes of physical characteristics. These processes are included via path-dependent conformal scale factors, which act like sockets for any kind of physical interaction and also represent the values of the variable associated with the extra dimension. As such, the differential aging differs far beyond the first and second clock effects in Weyl geometries, with the latter finally appearing to not be suitable.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.2822

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zbMATH Keywords

spacetimeparadoxprojectiveconformalWeylcausal

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05)

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