P. LYNDSAS: JUDĖJIMO NEAPIBRĖŽTUMO PROBLEMA
P. LYNDS: THE PROBLEM OF INDETERMINANCY OF MOTION

Summary/Abstract: Peter’s Lynd’s article „Time and Classical and Quantum Mechanics: Indeterminancy vs. Discontinuity" published in Foundations of Physics Letters in 2003 made quite a buzz not only in academia but also attracted attention of leading media around the globe. Lynd’s ideas about indeterminancy of motion were regarded by some as one of the greatest discoveries in problematics of space and time since Einstein. My article examines the importance and originality of P. Lynd’s ideas. In the first part of it, the general principal of indeterminancy of motion is discussed. Special emphasis is made on instant – interval issue as well as Lynd’s critics of concept of imaginary time. Second part of the article is based on Lynd’s paper „Zeno’s Paradoxes: A Timely Solution“. Through short analysis of historical solutions of Zeno’s paradoxes it is shown that Lynd’s proposed solution is insufficient. At the same time a new way of solving „Achiles and Tortoise“ paradox is presented. Finally, conclusions of the article reveal that although Lynd’s articles are interesting as philosophical speculations, they are far from introducing revolutionary concepts of space and time.

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