What do light clocks say to us regarding the so-called clock hypothesis?

  1. Bacelar Valente, Mario
Revista:
Theoria: an international journal for theory, history and foundations of science

ISSN: 0495-4548

Año de publicación: 2018

Título del ejemplar: Delia Graff Fara. A celebration of her life and career

Volumen: 33

Número: 3

Páginas: 435-446

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1387/THEORIA.18143 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Theoria: an international journal for theory, history and foundations of science

Resumen

La hipótesis del reloj se considera un supuesto independiente de la relatividad especial necesario para la descripción de relojes acelerados. Esto permite identificar la medida del tiempo de un reloj con el tiempo propio. En este artículo, consideramos un sistema físico—el reloj de luz—propuesto por Marzke y Wheeler. Recientemente, Fletcher demostró un teorema según el cual, para un reloj de luz suficientemente pequeño, su medida del tiempo se aproxima arbitrariamente cerca del tiempo propio. La hipótesis del reloj no es necesaria para llegar a este resultado. En este artículo, vamos a explorar las consecuencias de este resultado con respecto al estatus de la hipótesis del reloj. Se argumenta que la hipótesis del reloj resulta no ser necesaria en la relatividad especial.

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