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| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|03|14|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|3|14}}
| fields = [[Engineer]], [[Geologist]]
| birth_place = [[Grenoble]], France
| residence = Saint Etienne, France
| residence = Saint-Étienne, France
| nationality = French
| nationality = French
| fields = [[Engineer]], [[Geologist]], [[Philosophy of science]]
| institutions = [[École des Mines de Saint-Étienne]]
| alma_mater = [[École des Mines de Paris]], [[University of Paris]] VI
| known_for = [[Space]], [[Time]], [[Motion]], [[Thermodynamics]], [[Earth Sciences]]
| known_for = [[Space]], [[Time]], [[Motion]], [[Thermodynamics]], [[Earth Sciences]]
| awards = Arthur Iberall Gold Medal (2020)
}}
}}


Born 1952 in Grenoble. Ing?nieur Civil (Ecole des mines de Paris, 1974), Ing?nieur G?ologue (Ecole des mines de Paris, 1977), Docteur Ing?nieur (Ecole des mines de Paris, 1979), Docteur d?Etat (Universit? Paris VI, 1989). Professor and researcher to the Ecole des mines de Saint-Etienne since 1977. <b>Research</b>
'''Bernard Guy''' (born 1952 in [[Grenoble]], France) is a French [[Geologist|geologist]], engineer and [[Philosophy of science|philosopher of science]]. He is an emeritus research director at the [[École des Mines de Saint-Étienne]], where he spent his career and once directed the geology department. Trained as a mining engineer and geochemist, Guy is best known outside the earth sciences for his heterodox work on the concepts of [[Time|time]], [[Space|space]] and [[Motion|movement]] and their place in the [[Theory of relativity|theory of relativity]]. He has described himself as "a kind of combination of a geologist, a theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science."


In the past, sedimentology and mapping (Alps of Haute Provence, directed by Bernard Beaudoin, Ecole des mines de Paris), inversion of the geomagnetic data (directed by Vincent Courtillot and Jean-Luc Le Mou?l, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris), geomorphology and mapping of the weathering formations on peridotites (directed by Jean Vogt and Jean-Pierre Lajoinie, BRGM, Noum?a, New Caledonia), petrology and geochemistry of skarns (Pyrenees, directed by Michel Fonteilles, University Paris VI and Albert Autran, BRGM; Docteur Ing?nieur thesis and Doctorat d??tat thesis).
==Biography==


<b>Present Studies</b>
Guy was born in 1952 in Grenoble. He studied at the [[École des Mines de Paris]], qualifying as a civil mining engineer (''ingénieur civil des mines'', 1974) and as a mining geologist (''ingénieur géologue'', 1977). He obtained a doctorate in engineering (''docteur-ingénieur'') from the same school in 1979 and a state doctorate (''doctorat d'État'' / ''docteur ès sciences'') from the [[University of Paris|Université Paris VI]] (Pierre and Marie Curie University) in 1989.


Petrology and geochemistry of skarns, thermodynamics and mathematics applied to geology, self-organization in geology (columnar jointing of basalts, Forbes ogives in glaciers, banded skarns etc.), fluid-rocks interactions modeling (in collaboration with Daniel Garcia and Jacques Moutte), application to the petroleum industry and to CO2 storage, application to magma-rocks interactions. Structure of phase diagrams (linear programming, matroid theory, in collaboration with Jean-Marie Pla), application to the weathering of cements (in collaboration with Essa?d Bilal), geochemistry of polluted soils (in coll. with Jean-Luc Bouchardon), epistemology of geology, foundations of physics (relativity theory, concepts of time, space and movement). I initiated a research in the modeling of the biological reactions (specific immunity lymphocytes, in collaboration with Frederic Gruy and Claude Lambert).
He joined the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne as a researcher and teacher in the 1970s and remained there for his entire career. He served as director of the geology department from 1989 to 2000 and later coordinated earth-sciences and environment activities within the Carnot Mines / Institut Mines-Télécom network. He has taught general geology, geophysics, thermodynamics, physics, epistemology and ethics, and has been a visiting professor at universities including Bloomington (Indiana), Cluj-Napoca, Sapporo, Kraków, Louvain-la-Neuve, Barcelona, Beijing and Moscow. He is now an emeritus research director (''directeur de recherche émérite'').


<b>Education</b>
==Scientific contributions==


* 1974 - Civil Engineering (Ecole des mines de Paris)
Guy's earth-science research has covered [[sedimentology]] and geological mapping (Alps of Haute-Provence), inversion of geomagnetic data (with Vincent Courtillot and Jean-Luc Le Mouël at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris), the geomorphology of weathering formations on peridotites in New Caledonia, and the petrology and geochemistry of [[skarn|skarns]] in the Pyrenees, which was the subject of his doctoral theses. He has also worked on thermodynamics and mathematics applied to geology, self-organization phenomena (columnar jointing of basalts, Forbes ogives in glaciers, banded skarns), fluid–rock interaction modelling with application to the petroleum industry and CO₂ storage, the structure of phase diagrams (using linear programming and matroid theory), the geochemistry of cements and polluted soils, and the mathematical modelling of biological reactions.
* 1977 - Geologist (Ecole des mines de Paris, 1977)
* 1979 - Doctor of Engineering (Ecole des mines de Paris)
* 1989 - Post Doctorate (Universit? Paris VI)


<b>Teaching</b>
Alongside this mainstream scientific work, Guy has developed a distinctive line of research in the [[epistemology]] of geology and the foundations of physics. He argues that the conceptual separation of space and time has become an obstacle to physical thought and proposes instead to begin from movement: in his view the concepts of time and space cannot be defined independently of one another, so the parameters describing them are mathematically linked. He has expressed this through the formula that "time is the other name of space," and has explored its consequences for the interpretation of the [[Lorentz transformation]] and [[special relativity]]. This work places Guy as a mainstream academic holding heterodox views on the nature of time.


general geology, geophysics, thermodynamics, physics, epistemology (relationships between physical sciences and human sciences), ethics.
==Honors==


<b>Visiting professor</b>
* Arthur Iberall Gold Medal (2020), awarded at the Thermodynamics 2.0 international conference (United States) in recognition of his work on the links between the concepts of space, time and movement in relation to the theory of relativity.


At the universities of: Bloomington, Cluj-Napoca, Sapporo, Krakow, Louvain-la-Neuve, Barcelona, Beijing, Moscow. I have been director of Geology department from 1989 to 2000. I am a member of the associated to CNRS team: ?Magmas et volcans?, n?6524 (Universities of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Etienne).
==Articles==
 
<b>Articles</b>


* [http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00472210_v1/ modified gravitation]
* [http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00472210_v1/ modified gravitation]
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* 2010 - "[[A Modified Law of Gravitation taking Account of the Relative Speeds of Moving Masses. A Preliminary Study]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6107.pdf Read in full])
* 2010 - "[[A Modified Law of Gravitation taking Account of the Relative Speeds of Moving Masses. A Preliminary Study]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6107.pdf Read in full])
* 2010 - "[[Penser ensemble l'espace et le temps (Thinking of Space and Time Together)]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6109.pdf Read in full])
* 2010 - "[[Penser ensemble l'espace et le temps (Thinking of Space and Time Together)]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6109.pdf Read in full])
* 2008 - "[['Time is the Other Name of 'Space' (Summarized Approach)]]"  
* 2008 - "[['Time is the Other Name of 'Space' (Summarized Approach)]]"
* 2008 - "[[Time is the Other Name of Space: A Philosophical, a Physical and a Mathematical Space-Time]]" ([http://www.physicsfoundations.org/PIRT_XI/papers/GUY%20PAPER%202008.doc Read in full])
* 2008 - "[[Time is the Other Name of Space: A Philosophical, a Physical and a Mathematical Space-Time]]" ([http://www.physicsfoundations.org/PIRT_XI/papers/GUY%20PAPER%202008.doc Read in full])
==External links==
* [https://www.annales.org/archives/x/guy.html Bernard Guy biographical notice] (Annales des Mines, in French)
* [https://emse.academia.edu/BernardGUY Bernard Guy at Academia.edu]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bernard-Guy Bernard Guy on ResearchGate]


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Latest revision as of 20:59, 20 July 2026

Bernard Guy
Bernard Guy
Born (1952-03-14) March 14, 1952 (age 74)
Grenoble, France
ResidenceSaint-Étienne, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole des Mines de Paris, University of Paris VI
Known forSpace, Time, Motion, Thermodynamics, Earth Sciences
AwardsArthur Iberall Gold Medal (2020)
Scientific career
FieldsEngineer, Geologist, Philosophy of science

Bernard Guy (born 1952 in Grenoble, France) is a French geologist, engineer and philosopher of science. He is an emeritus research director at the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, where he spent his career and once directed the geology department. Trained as a mining engineer and geochemist, Guy is best known outside the earth sciences for his heterodox work on the concepts of time, space and movement and their place in the theory of relativity. He has described himself as "a kind of combination of a geologist, a theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science."

Biography

Guy was born in 1952 in Grenoble. He studied at the École des Mines de Paris, qualifying as a civil mining engineer (ingénieur civil des mines, 1974) and as a mining geologist (ingénieur géologue, 1977). He obtained a doctorate in engineering (docteur-ingénieur) from the same school in 1979 and a state doctorate (doctorat d'État / docteur ès sciences) from the Université Paris VI (Pierre and Marie Curie University) in 1989.

He joined the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne as a researcher and teacher in the 1970s and remained there for his entire career. He served as director of the geology department from 1989 to 2000 and later coordinated earth-sciences and environment activities within the Carnot Mines / Institut Mines-Télécom network. He has taught general geology, geophysics, thermodynamics, physics, epistemology and ethics, and has been a visiting professor at universities including Bloomington (Indiana), Cluj-Napoca, Sapporo, Kraków, Louvain-la-Neuve, Barcelona, Beijing and Moscow. He is now an emeritus research director (directeur de recherche émérite).

Scientific contributions

Guy's earth-science research has covered sedimentology and geological mapping (Alps of Haute-Provence), inversion of geomagnetic data (with Vincent Courtillot and Jean-Luc Le Mouël at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris), the geomorphology of weathering formations on peridotites in New Caledonia, and the petrology and geochemistry of skarns in the Pyrenees, which was the subject of his doctoral theses. He has also worked on thermodynamics and mathematics applied to geology, self-organization phenomena (columnar jointing of basalts, Forbes ogives in glaciers, banded skarns), fluid–rock interaction modelling with application to the petroleum industry and CO₂ storage, the structure of phase diagrams (using linear programming and matroid theory), the geochemistry of cements and polluted soils, and the mathematical modelling of biological reactions.

Alongside this mainstream scientific work, Guy has developed a distinctive line of research in the epistemology of geology and the foundations of physics. He argues that the conceptual separation of space and time has become an obstacle to physical thought and proposes instead to begin from movement: in his view the concepts of time and space cannot be defined independently of one another, so the parameters describing them are mathematically linked. He has expressed this through the formula that "time is the other name of space," and has explored its consequences for the interpretation of the Lorentz transformation and special relativity. This work places Guy as a mainstream academic holding heterodox views on the nature of time.

Honors

  • Arthur Iberall Gold Medal (2020), awarded at the Thermodynamics 2.0 international conference (United States) in recognition of his work on the links between the concepts of space, time and movement in relation to the theory of relativity.

Articles

Abstracts

External links

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