Chapter
Time in General Relativity
Abstract
I describe how Einstein constructed General Relativity, discussing the warping of spacetime, gravitational time dilation and the distortions of time near singularities. Contrary to Einstein’s aims, GR does not evidence a complete physical equivalence of reference frames, with time simply relative to the observer’s coordinate system. I argue that the principle of local becoming is embodied in the geodesic principle of GR, which guarantees the …
Authors
Arthur RTW
Book title
Frontiers Collection
Volume
Part F1075
Pagination
pp. 179-217
Publication Date
January 1, 2019
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-15948-1_7