A flawed argument against actual infinity in physics

DOI10.1007/S10701-010-9498-ZzbMATH Open1222.70015OpenAlexW1994407384MaRDI QIDQ720005FDOQ720005

Authors: Jon Pérez Laraudogoitia 

Publication date: 13 October 2011

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-010-9498-z

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zbMATH Keywords

collisionsindeterminisminfinite systemsnonconservation of energy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

The dynamics of infinite particle systems (70F45) Collision of rigid or pseudo-rigid bodies (70F35) Axiomatics, foundations (70A05)

Cites Work

• Title not available (Why is that?)
• An Interesting Fallacy Concerning Dynamical Supertasks
• Nonconservation of energy and loss of determinism. II: Colliding with an open set
• Newtonian supertasks: A critical analysis

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• On the Flatland paradox and limiting arguments
• Infinity and Newton's three laws of motion
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• On Shackel's nothing from infinity paradox

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