The mathematical role of time and space-time in classical physics
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🌀 gr-qc
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classicalspace-timetimemathematicalmechanicsroleaxiomaticdirac
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We use Padoa's principle of independence of primitive symbols in axiomatic systems in order to discuss the mathematical role of time and space-time in some classical physical theories. We show that time is eliminable in Newtonian mechanics and that space-time is also dispensable in Hamiltonian mechanics, Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, the Dirac electron, classical gauge fields, and general relativity.
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