
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


In classical physics, geometry is treated as a given: a pre-existing stage upon which physical processes unfold. Space is assumed to possess intrinsic structure—metric, dimension, curvature—independent of the dynamics it hosts. Even in modern frameworks such as differential geometry and general relativity, while curvature becomes dynamic, the underlying geometric substrate itself remains fundamental.
By Mark HgginsIn classical physics, geometry is treated as a given: a pre-existing stage upon which physical processes unfold. Space is assumed to possess intrinsic structure—metric, dimension, curvature—independent of the dynamics it hosts. Even in modern frameworks such as differential geometry and general relativity, while curvature becomes dynamic, the underlying geometric substrate itself remains fundamental.