Causal sets and the deep structure of spacetime
By Fay Dowker. 2005
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The causal set approach to quantum gravity embodies the concepts of causality and discreteness. This article explores some foundational and conceptual issues within causal set theory.
Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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Citations in the corpus
- A topos foundation for theories of physics: I. Formal languages for physics (2007, background): “In that case,Mφ would be a poset-object in τφ, which could be interpreted physically as the τφ-analogue of a causal set [32].”
- The causal set approach to quantum gravity (2019, background): “Several older reviews exist with differing emphasis (Sorkin 1991, 2005b; Henson 2006b; Dowker 2005; Sorkin 2009; Dowker 2005; Henson 2010; Wallden 2013), some of which have an in depth discussion of the conceptual underpinnings of CST.”
- “What is a Thing?”: Topos Theory in the Foundations of Physics (2008, background): “In that case, Mφ would be a poset-object in τφ, which could be interpreted physically as the τφ-analogue of a causal set [27].”