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Year: 2000

Pages: 281-293

Series: Synthese

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Joseph S. Alper, Mark Bridger, John Earman, John D. Norton, "What is a Newtonian system?", Synthese 124 (2), 2000, pp. 281-293.

What is a Newtonian system?

the failure of energy conservation and determinism in supertasks

Joseph S. Alper

Mark Bridger

John Earman

John D. Norton

pp. 281-293

in: Synthese 124 (2), 2000.

Abstract

Supertasks recently discussed in the literature purport to display a failure ofenergy conservation and determinism in Newtonian mechanics. We debatewhether these supertasks are admissible as Newtonian systems, with Earmanand Norton defending the affirmative and Alper and Bridger the negative.

Publication details

Year: 2000

Pages: 281-293

Series: Synthese

Full citation:

Joseph S. Alper, Mark Bridger, John Earman, John D. Norton, "What is a Newtonian system?", Synthese 124 (2), 2000, pp. 281-293.