Home›Mathematical Physics›Proved By (Other Fields)›N. David MerminBrowse ByN. David MerminFactsN. David MerminSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra Of EmergenceWell-attested1687 1N. David MerminFilter Results1 entryBranchAllMathematical Physics (1)Topic AreaAllQuantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory (1)ProvedAll1966 (1)Statement FormAllImpossibility Theorem (1)Show ResultsMermin-Wagner TheoremN. David MerminSources1. Mathematical Physics (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationNewtonian and post-Newtonian physicsQuote, Newtonian and post-Newtonian physicsNewton's theory of motion, culminating in his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) in 1687, modeled three Galilean laws of motion along with Newton's law of universal gravitation on a framework of absolute space-hypothesized by Newton as a physically real entity of Euclidean geometric structure extending infinitely in all directions-while presuming absolute time, supposedly justifying knowledge of absolute motion, the object's motion with respect to absolute space.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.