On Space in Physics: The Basic Conceptions
Andrzej ŁUKASIK
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin , PolandAbstract
The objective of the present article is to outline the main conceptions of space worked out since the times of the ancient philosophy of nature till the times of modern physics. The issues thus discussed include the notion of space as void, the ideas that question the concept of empty space, the controversy between the absolutist and relationist conceptions of space, space conceived of as an a priori form of sensibility, as well as the spacetime of particular and general relativity. Additionally, the issue of the relation obtaining between geometry and the qualities of physical space has been analyzed.
Translated by Dorota Chabrajska
Keywords:
space, vacuum, spacetime, geometryŁUKASIK, A. (2013). Przestrzeń w fizyce. Podstawowe koncepcje. Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 26(4), 19–45. https://doi.org/10.12887/26-2013-4-104-03
Andrzej ŁUKASIK
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin
