相对论之后的空时哲学问题

牛顿之后的物理学试图构建关于自然界的实在图景,这一图景通过建立关于空间、时间与其他物理量之间的联络关系来实现。广义相对论变更了牛顿力学的空间、时间观念,但相对论没有完成物理学的革命。相对论之后的空时的本体论性质变更为物质的直接的属性。但微分同胚不变理论存在需要解释的问题,空时及物理理论的意义仍不明确。空时问题仍是物理学和哲学的基本问题,广义相对论的解释与量子力学一样是一个根本问题。

Post-relativity Philosophical Problems of Space and Time

Physics after Newton has always been trying to construct a real picture of nature, which has been conducted by seeking for the connection between space, time and other physical quantities. General relativity changed the opinion of space and time of Newtonian mechanics, but failed to complete the physical revolution. The post-relativity ontological property of space and time is defined as the direct property of matter. But diffeomorphism invariant theory leaves some problems to be explained, and the meanings of spacetime and physical theory are still in question. Spacetime problem is still the fundamental problem of physics and philosophy, and the interpretation of general relativity, like that of quantum mechanics, is a fundamental problem.