Varieties of continua: from regions to points and back
Auteur :
Hellman, Geoffrey / Shapiro, Stewart
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198712749
Date de publication :
15 févr. 2018
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,4 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
492 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Hellman and Shapiro explore the development of the idea of the continuous, from the Aristotelian view that a true continuum cannot be composed of points to the now standard, entirely punctiform frameworks for analysis and geometry. They then investigate the underlying metaphysical issues concerning the nature of space or space-time.