Abstract
This essay considers the prospects of modeling spacetime as a phenomenon that emerges in the low-energy limit of a quantum liquid. It evaluates three examples of spacetime analogues in condensed matter systems that have appeared in the recent physics literature, indicating the extent to which they are viable, and considers what they suggest about the nature of spacetime.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | The Ontology of Spacetime II |
| Editors | Dennis Dieks |
| Pages | 301-329 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | Philosophy and Foundations of Physics |
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| Volume | 4 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1871-1774 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- History and Philosophy of Science