scholarly journals The Physics of the Ideal Continuum

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 974-978
Author(s):  
Vedran Furtula
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Physical Constant ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Ideal

In this paper from the domain of theoretical physics, there have been stated and briefly described the basic principles and laws that apply to the new scientific discipline of physics, which we call the Physics of the Ideal Continuum. In addition to the definition of the ideal continuum, it also defines and describes other phenomena such as the origin of matter, the origin of space-time, the origin and role of black holes and other phenomena in the universe. Special attention has been focused on the energy balance in the universe, as well as on the universal physical constant and its role in the development of the mathematical and physical models of the universe. Through the presentation of the differences between the physics of the ideal continuum, the quantum physics and classical physics, an additional stride has been made in understanding the most important laws and their applicability in these scientific disciplines, as well as their inter-connectedness. Other terms that have been given a significant role in this paper include equilibrium and gravitationalsheds (gravitational divisions).

Theory of the Stationary Self-Consistent Universe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Shamailovich Avshalumov
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Time Model ◽  
Zero Curvature ◽  
Modern Cosmology ◽  
Simultaneous Existence ◽  
Three Space ◽  
Space Time Model ◽  
The Universe

Since the creation of GR and subsequent works in cosmology, the question of the curvature of space in the Universe is considered one of the most important and debated to this day. This is evident, because the curvature of space depends whether the Universe expands, contracts or is static. These discussions allowed the author to propose a paradoxical idea: simultaneous existence in the Universe of three interconnected space-times (positive, negative and zero curvature) and on this basis, to develop a theory in which each space-time plays its own role and develops in a strict accordance with its sign of curvature. The three space-time model of the structure of the Universe, proposed by the author, allows to solve many fundamental problems of modern cosmology and theoretical physics and creates the basis for building a unified physical theory (including one that unites GR and quantum physics).

The Role of the Moral Theologian in the Church: A Proposal in Light of Amoris Laetitia

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 922-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conor M. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Moral Theology ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Ordinary Life ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
Amoris Laetitia ◽  
The Ideal

Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia recast pastoral decisions in terms of conscience and discernment and asked moral theology to do the same. Such a request invites reforms for moral theology, requiring a shift from the traditional role of the moral theologian as an external judge to a more personalist role as a counselor for conscience. This change entails prioritizing the process of discernment ahead of the definition of rules, specifying the place of the ideal in Catholic morality, and attending to the ethics of ordinary life.

Archetypes, Model Emulation, and the Confucian Gentleman

Early China ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Savage
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Inscriptions ◽  
Important Position ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Human Excellence ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Human Worth

The ideal of the gentleman occupies an important position in the Confucian Analects. Many elements of this ideal appear in pre-Confucian sources as fundamental images of aristocratic excellence. This article presents several of those images as they appear in Western Chou bronze inscriptions, the Shih-ching and Shu-ching. In particular, we will study the role of model behavior and model emulation as well as images of Wen Wang, noble ancestors and their virtue, te. We shall see the application of these expressions of human excellence gradually extended beyond royalty and nobility to become components of a new definition of human worth applicable to all men.

scholarly journals From QFT to 2-d Supersymetric TQT:Mirror symmetry between Math and Physic

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mirror Symmetry ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Geometric Approach ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Quantum Field Theories ◽  
And Topology ◽  
Topological Field ◽  
Topological Theories ◽  
The Universe

Theoretical physics is taking an increasing part in the universe of mathematics. After calculus, vector and tensorial analysis, topological theories make their entry into quantum field theories. More precisely, in this domain, topological theories are the most relevant. A fundamental theorem of the Atiyah has important repercussions in several branches of quantum physics in the geometric approach. We can cite the work of Alain Connes on non-commutative geometry, but also all the developments due to Donaldson, E. Witten around Gauge theories, superstring and Mirror Symmetry. We present here an historical survey of some topological field theories, especially Mirror Symmetry to understand the interpenetration between quantum physics and topology.

The bureaucratic context: administrator–client

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanna Mik-Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Type ◽  
Welfare Work ◽  
Street Level ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
State Agents ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Welfare Workers ◽  
Two Bodies ◽  
The Ideal

This chapter addresses the first of the three contexts (bureaucracy, market and psychology) which the book explores with regards to its influence on present day welfare encounters. The chapter thus presents the bureaucratic contexts and the primary literature hereon; especially centering Weber’s definition of the ideal type bureaucracy as well as the work of Lipsky on street level bureaucratic welfare work. In doing so, the chapter pays particular attention to the discretionary practices of welfare staff in bureaucratic organisations when discussing how values, norm and principles from this context affects the encounter between welfare workers (administrators) and citizens (clients). Lastly the chapter expands upon the discussion on discretionary practices by exploring the role of agency, the concepts of ‘state agents’ and ‘citizen agents’ as well as the notion of welfare staff as holding two bodies.

scholarly journals Limitations of Observational Cosmology

1990 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 543-550
Author(s):  
Menas Kafatos
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Observational Cosmology ◽  
Observable Universe ◽  
Fundamental Properties ◽  
Distant Galaxies ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

AbstractUnlike the usual situation with theoretical physics which is testable in the laboratory, in cosmological theories of the universe one faces the following problems: The observer is part of the system, the universe, and this system cannot be altered to test physical theory. Even though one can in principle consider any part of the observable universe as separate from the acts of observation, the very hypothesis of big bang implies that in the distant past, space-time regions containing current observers were part of the same system. One, therefore, faces a situation where the observer has to be considered as inherently a part of the entire system. The existence of horizons of knowledge in any cosmological view of the universe is then tantamount to inherent observational limits imposed by acts of observation and theory itself. For example, in the big bang cosmology the universe becomes opaque to radiation early on, and the images of extended distant galaxies merge for redshifts, z, of the order of a few. Moreover, in order to measure the distance of a remote galaxy to test any cosmological theory, one has to disperse its light to form a spectrum which would cause confusion with other background galaxies. Since the early universe should be described in quantum terms, it follows that the same problems regarding quantum reality and the role of the observer apply to the universe as a whole. One of the most fundamental properties of quantum theory, non-locality, may then apply equally well to the universe. Some of the problems facing big bang cosmology, like the horizon and flatness problems, may not then be preconditions on theoretical models but may instead be the manifestations of the quantum nature of the universe.

scholarly journals Quantitative Mereology: An Essay to Derive Physics Laws from a Philosophical Concept

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg J. Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Algebraic Equation ◽  
Basic Equation ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Lorentz Factor ◽  
Ideal Gas ◽  
Hypercomplex Numbers ◽  
Philosophical Concept ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Ideal

Mereology stands for the philosophical concept of parthood and is based on a sound set of fundamental axioms and relations. One of these axioms relates to the existence of a universe as a thing having part all other things. The present article formulates this logical expression first as an algebraic inequality and eventually as an algebraic equation reading in words: The universe equals the sum of all things. “All things” here are quantified by a “number of things”. Eventually this algebraic equation is normalized leading to an expression The whole equals the sum of all fractions. This introduces “1” or “100%” as a quantitative – numerical - value describing the “whole”. The resulting “basic equation” can then be subjected to a number of algebraic operations. Especially squaring this equation leads to correlation terms between the things implying that the whole is more than just the sum of its parts. Multiplying the basic equation (or its square) by a scalar allows for the derivation of physics equations like the entropy equation, the ideal gas equation, an equation for the Lorentz-Factor, conservation laws for mass and energy, the energy-mass equivalence, the Boltzmann statistics, and the energy levels in a Hydrogen atom. It further allows deriving a “contrast equation” which may form the basis for the definition of a length and a time scale. Multiplying the basic equation with vectors, pseudovectors, pseudoscalars and eventually hypercomplex numbers opens up the realm of possibilities to generate many further equations.

scholarly journals Towards physical principles of biological evolution

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail I. Katsnelson ◽  
Yuri I. Wolf ◽  
Eugene V. Koonin
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Critical Threshold ◽  
Biological Complexity ◽  
Minimal Free Energy ◽  
Major Transitions ◽  
Biological Entities

AbstractBiological systems reach organizational complexity that far exceeds the complexity of any known inanimate objects. Biological entities undoubtedly obey the laws of quantum physics and statistical mechanics. However, is modern physics sufficient to adequately describe, model and explain the evolution of biological complexity? Detailed parallels have been drawn between statistical thermodynamics and the population-genetic theory of biological evolution. Based on these parallels, we outline new perspectives on biological innovation and major transitions in evolution, and introduce a biological equivalent of thermodynamic potential that reflects the innovation propensity of an evolving population. Deep analogies have been suggested to also exist between the properties of biological entities and processes, and those of frustrated states in physics, such as glasses. Such systems are characterized by frustration whereby local state with minimal free energy conflict with the global minimum, resulting in “emergent phenomena”. We extend such analogies by examining frustration-type phenomena, such as conflicts between different levels of selection, in biological evolution. These frustration effects appear to drive the evolution of biological complexity. We further address evolution in multidimensional fitness landscapes from the point of view of percolation theory and suggest that percolation at level above the critical threshold dictates the tree-like evolution of complex organisms. Taken together, these multiple connections between fundamental processes in physics and biology imply that construction of a meaningful physical theory of biological evolution might not be a futile effort. However, it is unrealistic to expect that such a theory can be created in one scoop; if it ever comes to being, this can only happen through integration of multiple physical models of evolutionary processes. Furthermore, the existing framework of theoretical physics is unlikely to suffice for adequate modeling of the biological level of complexity, and new developments within physics itself are likely to be required.

scholarly journals A New Interpretation of Quantum Physics Based On a New Definition of Consciousness

2018 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850002
Author(s):  
Zhi Gang Sha ◽  
Rulin Xiu
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Fundamental Physics ◽  
Metaphysical Interpretation ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Information Energy ◽  
Heart And Mind ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
The Universe

Although quantum physics has led to the most accurate predictions to date about the nature of matter and the universe, a metaphysical interpretation of its non-deterministic and subjective nature still remains an ongoing debate. In this work, we will review the nature of the debate and propose a new way to address the controversies about the non-deterministic and subjective nature of quantum physics. In our previous work, we have shown that everything is made of information, energy and matter. We propose to define spirit or soul as the content of information, spiritual heart as the receiver of information, and mind as the processor of information. In this paper, we show that the intrinsic uncertain and non-deterministic nature of quantum physics can be explained by the insights from these definitions. Information relates to the possibilities and potentialities of an object. Information is intrinsically uncertain and non-deterministic. Since quantum physics is the fundamental physics theory describing the information, energy and matter of everything, quantum physics has intrinsic an uncertain and non-deterministic nature. We further demonstrate that the process of quantum measurement can be interpreted as the role played by soul, spiritual heart and mind in the manifestation of physical phenomena. We conclude that our insight that everything is made of information, energy and matter and the definition of soul, spiritual heart and mind provides a simple metaphysical interpretation of quantum physics. They can help us understand and resolve the two controversies about quantum physics.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, REWARD AND RESPECT FOR PREFERENCES: REPLY TO ROEMER

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Fleurbaey
Keyword(s):  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Fair Allocation ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Individual Preferences ◽  
Compensation Principle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Ideal

This rejoinder to Roemer (this issue) examines Roemer's amendment to his EOp criterion, explains the similarities and differences between Roemer's approach to equality of opportunity and the economic literature inspired by the fair allocation theory, and proposes some clarifications on the compensation principle and the role of the reward principle in the definition of a responsibility-sensitive social criterion. It highlights the power of the ideal of respect for individual preferences with respect to the reward issue and the concern for potential harshness of the social criterion toward the individuals who fail to make good use of their opportunities. It discusses Roemer's objection against holding individuals responsible for their preferences.

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