A discrete solution for the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise

DOI10.1007/s11229-015-0688-2zbMath1393.70004OpenAlexW2066856200MaRDI QIDQ514610

Vincent Ardourel

Publication date: 9 March 2017

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-015-0688-2

zbMATH Keywords

discrete timemotiondiscrete mechanicsAchilles and the tortoise paradoxsupertasks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Kinematics of a rigid body (70B10) Axiomatics, foundations (70A05)

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