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Classical and intuitionistic mathematical languages shape our understanding of time in physics

History and Philosophy of Physics 2021-11-04 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Physics is formulated in terms of timeless classical mathematics. A formulation on the basis of intuitionist mathematics, built on time-evolving processes, would offer a perspective that is closer to our experience of physical reality.

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@article{arxiv.2002.01653,
  title  = {Classical and intuitionistic mathematical languages shape our understanding of time in physics},
  author = {Nicolas Gisin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.01653},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Submitted version of a comment to Nature Physics that appeared on line in January 2020