Immanenz in der Physik
Keywords:
Immanenz, Physikalischer Raum, KomplementaritätAbstract
Deutsch:
In diesem Aufsatz wird die Geschichte der Raumkonzepte in der Physik im Kontext von transzendenten und immanenten Konzepten präsentiert. Kurz gesagt postulieren transzendente Konzepte Raum als umgebende Metastruktur, um materielle Objekte zu organisieren. Immanente Raumkonzepte existieren dagegen nicht unabhängig von den Objekten, sondern ergeben sich aus ihren Bezügen. In dieser Analyse wird sichtbar, dass transzendente Charakterisierungen des Raumes in den vergangenen Jahrhunderten in der Physik dominierend waren, während immanente Raumkonzepte erst seit der Entwicklung der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie aufgekommen sind. Die Bedeutung von Immanenz in der Physik abseits der Relativitätstheorie ist noch nicht hinreichend erschlossen. Im Gegensatz zum klassischen Framework von absoluten und relativen Beschreibungen des Raums, erlauben die Begriffe von Transzendenz und Immanenz eine komplementäre Raumkonzeption, die Elemente beider verbindet.
English:
In this article, the conceptual history of space in physics will be presented in the context of transcendent and immanent concepts. In short, transcendent concepts postulate space as an ambient super-structure to organize material objects, while in immanent concepts space does not exist apart from objects but emerges through their relations. In this analysis it becomes apparent that transcendent characterizations of space have been dominant in physics during the past centuries, while immanent conceptions of space have come to the fore only since the development of the general theory of relativity. The importance of immanence in physics besides relativity is still lacking. In contrast to the classical framework of absolute and relative accounts of space, the notions of transcendence and immanence allow for a complementary conception of space which combines elements of both.
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