What is a newtonian system? The failure of energy conservation and determinism in supertasks

Synthese

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-293

  Alper, J S ^a   Bridger, M ^b   Earman, J ^c   Norton, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 1542568858     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005257429769     Document Type: Article

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