On Minkowskian branching structures

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2009.06.003MaRDI QIDQ652773zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Leszek Wroński, Tomasz Placek

Publication date 17 December 2011

Published in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1572

zbMATH Keywords

Minkowski space-timemodalitybranching space-times

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

Abstract: Contrary to its initial idea, Belnap's (1992) theory of Branching Space-Times (BST) has models in which histories do not resemble relativistic space-times or any other physical space-times. The aim of this paper is to define a certain class of BST models, called "Minkowskian Branching Structures" (MBS), in which histories are isomorphic to Minkowski space-time. By focusing on these models rather than on general BST models, we hope that one may be able to improve on earlier BST analyzes of physical phenomena. Also, introducing MBS' sets the stage for recent discussions about whether or not `branching is a bad idea', physically speaking.

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