History and Philosophy of Physics

    

Gravitational Interaction and the Aristotelian Act—Potency Distinction

Authors: Jan Sova

This article examines the hypothesis that gravitational interaction, unlike electromagnetic or nuclear forces, does not involve a transition from potency (being in potency) to act (being in act) and back. Drawing on Aristotelian ontology, this work argues that gravitational influence may be exerted by matter that remains, at least partially, in potency - without undergoing actualization or change of form. This ontological feature may explain why gravitational interaction eludes particle detection and why no mediating particle, such as the graviton, has been observed.

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