Gedanken zur Zeit (2012)
The notion of time emerged from the observation of celestial phenomena and the construction of calendars. Its development towards ever higher precision went along with qualitative changes, and was shaped by cultural predisposition. With Einstein's theories of relativity at the lastest, special and general, the nature of time was defined in terms of the metric of a four-dimensional space-time which in turn depends on the distribution of matter. However, it should not be ignored that these theories are local in character and that any projection onto the universe as a whole contains unchecked assumptions. This leaves room for a variety of models. This article promotes the picture of a directed time in a matter-filled space with tree structure, branches developing in the neighborhood of dense mass distributions and possibly ending in black holes.
...MoreDescription Explores the history of thinking about time, calendars, and celestial phenomena and discusses the nature of time philosophically.
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