Evolution of Time Concept in Physics and in Philosophy
- 1 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore-560 034, India
- 2 Department of Physics, Christ Junior College, Bangalore-560 029, India
Abstract
What is ’time’? This is a question that has perplexed many a physicist and philosophers alike. The perception of the passage of time appears ingrained in all biological systems where growth, evolution and decay of objects, etc. are measurable indicators of the passage of time. Here we look at various physical models of time, from Newtonian to relativistic. We also explore the idea of perception of time including the possibility of travel into the past and future. Time in the quantum world (as measured by differences in energy transitions of various levels) and classical world (as energy transformations) are also discussed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/pisp.2015.68.77
Copyright: © 2015 C. Sivaram, Kenath Arun and O. V. Kiren. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Newtonian Time
- Relativistic Time
- Steady State Universe
- Multiverse
- Tachyon
- Closed Time-like Curves
- Arrow of Time