Action à distance de Newton - Différents points de vue

Sfetcu, Nicolae Action à distance de Newton - Différents points de vue., 2019 [Preprint]

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English abstract

The interpretation of Isaac Newton's texts has caused controversy to this day. One of the most heated debates concerns the action between two bodies distant from each other (gravitational attraction), and the extent to which Newton involved God in this case. Practically, most articles deal with four types of gravitational attractions in the case of distant bodies: direct action at distance as an intrinsic property of bodies in the Epicurean sense of the term; direct action at a distance divinely mediated by God; action at a distance mediated by a material ether; or action at a distance mediated by an immaterial ether.

French abstract

L'interprétation des textes d'Isaac Newton a suscité une controverse à ce jour. L'un des débats les plus animés a trait à l'action entre deux corps distants l'un de l'autre (l'attraction gravitationnelle), et à la mesure dans laquelle Newton a impliqué Dieu dans ce cas. Pratiquement, la plupart des articles traitent quatre types d’attractions gravitationnelles dans le cas des corps distants : l’action directe à la distance en tant que propriété intrinsèque des corps au sens épicurien du terme ; action directe à distance divinement médiée par Dieu ; action à distance médiée par un éther matériel ; ou action à distance médiée par un éther immatériel.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: action à distance, Isaac Newton, attraction gravitationnelle, Dieu, éther
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DD. Academic libraries.
Depositing user: Nicolae Sfetcu
Date deposited: 13 Aug 2024 06:35
Last modified: 13 Aug 2024 06:35
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45937

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