Special relativity over the field of rational numbers

DOI10.1007/S10773-013-1492-8zbMATH Open1272.83005arXiv1209.3492OpenAlexW1975668087MaRDI QIDQ2391975FDOQ2391975

Authors: Judit Madarász, Gergely Székely 

Publication date: 6 August 2013

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate the question: what structures of numbers (as physical quantities) are suitable to be used in special relativity? The answer to this question depends strongly on the auxiliary assumptions we add to the basic assumptions of special relativity. We show that there is a natural axiom system of special relativity which can be modeled even over the field of rational numbers.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3492

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zbMATH Keywords

first-order logicspecial relativityrational numbersrelativity theoryaxiomatic theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Special relativity (83A05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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