Particle-free bodies and point-free spaces Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Few notions in mathematics and physics are as fundamental and useful as the notion of a "point". However, in addition to the concept of a "point" being far from apparent, the concept is not suitable for describing several important problems in natural philosophy. A far more tangible and sensible idea that is immediately grasped by our mind is that of a "chunk" (a solid object) which seems ideally suited to describe precisely those problems which the notion of "point" seems to hinder. In this paper, I articulate the need for the use of topologies which are "point free" for the proper resolution of many important problems in natural philosophy. 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

  • Rajagopal, K. R.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Rajagopal, KR

publication date

  • November 2013