Field theory and the future of stochastic mechanics

2008 ◽  
pp. 438-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Stochastic Mechanics ◽  
The Future

The New Field Theory: An Application to Postal Automation

1964 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Asher ◽  
Richard I. Post
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Computer Processing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Engineering Psychology ◽  
Postal Automation

To solve complex human problems such as those usually found in engineering psychology, theoretical models should function as heuristic stimulant for the invention of solution possibilities. These solutions were called stimulus fields which when invented then suggest many hypotheses testable with experiments. The exploration of the invented system with experimental research is necessary because most of the process or variance within the system is unknown, but discoverable. This schema of neo-field theory was illustrated with a complex problem of mail encoding by postal operators. The problem was concerned with informational decision-making by postal operators who in the future may encode mail for computer processing.

QUANTUM FIELD THEORY OF A DISSIPATIVE SYSTEM

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (06) ◽  
pp. 467-477
Author(s):  
B. BHATTACHARYA ◽  
K. HAJRA
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Dissipative System ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Relativistic Generalization ◽  
Stochastic Mechanics ◽  
Stochastic Fields ◽  
Quantum Nature ◽  
Fermionic Fields

Quantum dissipative scalar and fermionic fields are studied here from classical stochastic fields. These classical stochastic fields are the outcome of the relativistic generalization of Nelson's stochastic mechanics based on a new microlocal geometry. Results show that the dissipation is the external classical phenomena whereas quantum nature comes from within (microlocal structure).

Family business explained by field theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Johan Kjellman
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Human Behaviour ◽  
Life Space ◽  
Temporal Dimension ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Constructivist Model ◽  
Kurt Lewin

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a model concerning family business participation. The model can both be used to explain why somebody chooses to become a family business member and how family entrepreneurs act inside their firms. In this paper the author will present a holistic, socio-cultural and constructivist model concerning entrepreneurship behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – The model is based on field theory or the perceptions of human behaviour presented by Kurt Lewin. However, the model is expanded to include modern system theories and family business aspects. The author sees family business participation as an emerging behaviour in a complex social system. The central concept or construct, to help the author understand this emerging behaviour, is the psychological life space of the individual. It is not only family that affects the life space. This life space is affected by the current life situation, the past activities as well as the potential aspirations or “dreams” about the future. Findings – A holistic, socio-cultural and constructivistic model is developed. It starts from the notion of a “psychological life space” construct, suggested by Kurt Lewin. The author has developed the concepts further, thereby expanding the area concerning entrepreneurship and modern theories of human behaviour by adding environment and culture to the model. The temporal dimension can be divided into three parts: i.e. the past (experience), the present (real-time) and the future (aspirations). All actions and changes happen in the present, although they are affected by the past and the aspirations for the future. These three parts will continually affect the individual's decision making. In other words the life space is never static, but constantly changing over time Thus, an individual's choice to enter, expand or exit a family business can be explained by the complex relationship between realistic and unrealistic views of the past, present and the future. Research limitations/implications – It is only a model. However, it can cast new light on the understanding of how family businesses work and could transfer knowledge to the next generation of the family business. Practical implications – A better understanding of the development of the complex behavioural patterns and factors behind entrepreneurial family formation is given. This enables the author to design methods to explore and analyse individual life spaces. If the author would have such methods, the author might be able to see how and why individuals’ behaviour becomes family entrepreneurially oriented, thereby giving use effective ways and new instruments to support growth and stability in our society. Originality/value – The field theory, or as it has also been named, topological psychology, has been more or less forgotten for a long time, or overshadowed by other theories of human behaviour. However, according to Martin Gold (1999), Lewin has in recent years again become one of the most frequently quoted social researchers. The paper contributes in this process by applying it to a family business context.

scholarly journals A novel theory of life and its implications on viruses and robots

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yunus A. Çengel
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Causal Power ◽  
Emergent Property ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Bounded Region ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
The Future ◽  
Novel Theory ◽  
External Behavior ◽  
Living Being

A novel theory of life is proposed and its implications on the viruses and the future robots are discussed. The universal laws of physics are inferred phenomena that originate from the observed regularity in the physical realm. An apparent distinct feature of living beings compared to the nonliving ones is the presence of a higher level of regularity, which is indicative of a supplemental set of governing laws within the sphere of life. In this article a living or animate being is defined concisely as a natural entity whose internal changes and external behavior cannot be predicted by the universal laws and forces of physics alone at all times. Everything else is nonliving or inanimate. Likewise, life is defined as a supplemental set of laws and influences that act over a confined space which constitutes the domain of life, superimposed on the universal laws and forces of physics. Also, life is shown to be a field phenomenon like a quantum field, except that life pervades a bounded region rather than the entire spacetime. It is argued that life is an agency with causal power rather than an ordinary emergent property, and that a virus qualifies as a living being. The proposed field theory of life predicts that the future robots are unlikely to acquire life, and that the notion of highly intelligent future robots posing an existential threat to humanity is, in all likelihood, an illusion.

ALGEBRAIC FIELD THEORY: RECOLLECTIONS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FUTURE

1992 ◽  
Vol 04 (spec01) ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
DANIEL KASTLER
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Cyclic Cohomology ◽  
Algebraic Field ◽  
The Future ◽  
Commutative Space

Anecdotal description of Rudolf Haag’s discovery of algebraic field theory. Remarks on field theoretic invariants versus cyclic cohomology, and articulation of algebraic field theory with theories based on non-commutative space-time.

scholarly journals Divorced Eggs and the Culinary Field: Bourdieu, Field Theory, and the Chef

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Jed Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Future ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The 1960S

In this article I seek to utilise Bourdieu’s field theory to examine the relation between the artistic and culinary fields. I examine how the field has changed since the mid-twentieth century and how, since the 1960s, the autonomy of the chef drastically changed the culinary field. Focusing upon elite chefs of the twenty-first century, such as Ferran Adrià and Massimo Bottura, I analyse how European haute cuisine has developed and how dialogues between the chef and diner have become a defining feature of contemporary haute cuisine. Overall I examine how this autonomy occurred and what it potentially means for haute cuisine in the future. Throughout, I reference the concepts of Bourdieu’s field theory, legitimation, and heteronomy/autonomy to explain how these changes within the culinary field occurred and what it means for the field.

scholarly journals Quantum Field Theory Representation in Quantum Computation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11272
Author(s):  
Nicolás Lori ◽  
José Neves ◽  
José Machado
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Quantum Computers ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Simple Manner ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Universe

Recently, from the deduction of the result MIP* = RE in quantum computation, it was obtained that Quantum Field Theory (QFT) allows for different forms of computation in quantum computers that Quantum Mechanics (QM) does not allow. Thus, there must exist forms of computation in the QFT representation of the Universe that the QM representation does not allow. We explain in a simple manner how the QFT representation allows for different forms of computation by describing the differences between QFT and QM, and obtain why the future of quantum computation will require the use of QFT.

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