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空间是不存在的,所以时间可以

Space does not exist, so time can

Fotini Markopoulou

摘要:

人们常说,在广义相对论中,时间是不存在的。这是因为爱因斯坦方程产生的运动是理论的对称性,而不是真正的时间演化。在量子引力中,广义相对论的无时间性与量子理论中的时间相冲突,并导致了"时间问题“,它以各种形式成为成功的引力量子理论的主要障碍。我认为,时间问题是一个悖论,源于一个未说明的错误前提。我们错误的假设是空间是真实的。我认为根本不存在的不是时间,而是空间、几何和引力。引力的量子理论将是无空间的,而不是无时间的。如果我们愿意扔掉空间,我们可以保持时间,交易是值得的。

英文摘要:

It is often said that in general relativity time does not exist. This is because the Einstein equations generate motion in time that is a symmetry of the theory, not true time evolution. In quantum gravity, the timelessness of general relativity clashes with time in quantum theory and leads to the ``problem of time'' which, in its various forms, is the main obstacle to a successful quantum theory of gravity. I argue that the problem of time is a paradox, stemming from an unstated faulty premise. Our faulty assumption is that space is real. I propose that what does not fundamentally exist is not time but space, geometry and gravity. The quantum theory of gravity will be spaceless, not timeless. If we are willing to throw out space, we can keep time and the trade is worth it.

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