Physics and Philosophy Meet: the Strange Case of Poincaré
... But, the puzzle of Poincaré’s attitude having been posed, let us turn to a sketch of the history of his engagement with the problems of electrodynamics in general. He concerned himself with such problems from 1888, when he offered lectures at the Sorbonne on Maxwell’s theory (published as Part I of ...
... But, the puzzle of Poincaré’s attitude having been posed, let us turn to a sketch of the history of his engagement with the problems of electrodynamics in general. He concerned himself with such problems from 1888, when he offered lectures at the Sorbonne on Maxwell’s theory (published as Part I of ...
Lecture Notes on General Relativity
... shamelessly stolen from various existing books on the subject (especially those by Schutz, Wald, Weinberg, and Misner, Thorne and Wheeler). My philosophy was never to try to seek originality for its own sake; however, originality sometimes crept in just because I thought I could be more clear than e ...
... shamelessly stolen from various existing books on the subject (especially those by Schutz, Wald, Weinberg, and Misner, Thorne and Wheeler). My philosophy was never to try to seek originality for its own sake; however, originality sometimes crept in just because I thought I could be more clear than e ...
Schutz A First Course in General Relativity(Second Edition).
... much prominence to, as have other texts traditionally, is experimental tests of general relativity and of alternative theories of gravity. Points of contact with experiment are treated as they arise, but systematic discussions of tests now require whole books (Will 1981).2 Physicists today have far ...
... much prominence to, as have other texts traditionally, is experimental tests of general relativity and of alternative theories of gravity. Points of contact with experiment are treated as they arise, but systematic discussions of tests now require whole books (Will 1981).2 Physicists today have far ...
What Is Field Theory?1
... effect, and of some characteristic of the object itself. Thus massless bodies remain unaffected by a gravitational field. There is no field known to physics that affects all particles; similarly, the mere existence of some class of persons who are not susceptible to a social field effect does not di ...
... effect, and of some characteristic of the object itself. Thus massless bodies remain unaffected by a gravitational field. There is no field known to physics that affects all particles; similarly, the mere existence of some class of persons who are not susceptible to a social field effect does not di ...
arXiv:hep-th/9703136v1 19 Mar 1997
... string and the infinite tower of oscillations that comes with it, serves more to naturally regularize the important field-theoretic massless excitations that include the gravitons and gauge bosons that mediate the unified forces. Indeed, it is not at all clear that the massive modes will form stable ...
... string and the infinite tower of oscillations that comes with it, serves more to naturally regularize the important field-theoretic massless excitations that include the gravitons and gauge bosons that mediate the unified forces. Indeed, it is not at all clear that the massive modes will form stable ...
What is Field Theory?* American Journal of Sociology John Levi Martin
... of some characteristic of the object itself. Thus massless bodies remain unaffected by a gravitational field. There is no field known to physics that affects all particles; similarly, the mere existence of some class of persons who are not susceptible to a social field effect does not disprove the c ...
... of some characteristic of the object itself. Thus massless bodies remain unaffected by a gravitational field. There is no field known to physics that affects all particles; similarly, the mere existence of some class of persons who are not susceptible to a social field effect does not disprove the c ...
Introduction
... geometries, in particular the theory of parallels. They established relations between Hilbert geometry and other fields, including the foundations of mathematics, the calculus of variations, convex geometry, Minkowski geometry, geometric group theory and projective geometry. They also developed the ...
... geometries, in particular the theory of parallels. They established relations between Hilbert geometry and other fields, including the foundations of mathematics, the calculus of variations, convex geometry, Minkowski geometry, geometric group theory and projective geometry. They also developed the ...
Here - 21st International Conference on General Relativity and
... Gravitational scalar-tensor theory (Atsushi Naruko) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Growing tensor perturbations on super horizon scales in Generalized Galilean Genesis (Sakine Nishi ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Holes and Abelian Symmetry Breaking (Gustavo Niz ) . . . . . . ...
... Gravitational scalar-tensor theory (Atsushi Naruko) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Growing tensor perturbations on super horizon scales in Generalized Galilean Genesis (Sakine Nishi ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Holes and Abelian Symmetry Breaking (Gustavo Niz ) . . . . . . ...
Geometric Aspects of Quantum Hall States
... quantum computation - the framework for “error-free” quantum computation. While topology was very important in these developments, geometry has largely been neglected. We explore the role of space-time symmetries in topological phases of matter. Such symmetries are responsible for the conservation o ...
... quantum computation - the framework for “error-free” quantum computation. While topology was very important in these developments, geometry has largely been neglected. We explore the role of space-time symmetries in topological phases of matter. Such symmetries are responsible for the conservation o ...
Relativistic Gravity and the Origin of Inertia and Inertial Mass arXiv
... rest, in respect to us, and they will remain at rest as they are in equilibrium. But what is observed by another observer moving in relation to the two objects? Let’s imagine that if they collide, they will explode. It is impossible for one observer to see an explosion and for another not. The Speci ...
... rest, in respect to us, and they will remain at rest as they are in equilibrium. But what is observed by another observer moving in relation to the two objects? Let’s imagine that if they collide, they will explode. It is impossible for one observer to see an explosion and for another not. The Speci ...
Dr. Charles William Lucas
... theory, quantum mechanics, Maxwell's electrodynamics, evolution theory, ... will not accomplish much in the long run. We need to confront the real issue!! The theory of relativity was developed under the existential philosophy of science. This philosophy of science does not support the notion of tru ...
... theory, quantum mechanics, Maxwell's electrodynamics, evolution theory, ... will not accomplish much in the long run. We need to confront the real issue!! The theory of relativity was developed under the existential philosophy of science. This philosophy of science does not support the notion of tru ...
Fields - Univerzita Karlova v Praze
... • A uniform field, however, has the lines perfectly parallel. The Earth's gravitational field can be considered to be uniform on the scale of small things such as cars, balls, and planes. • For small heights at this scale (a few dozen kilometres), the strength of the field doesn't change enough to b ...
... • A uniform field, however, has the lines perfectly parallel. The Earth's gravitational field can be considered to be uniform on the scale of small things such as cars, balls, and planes. • For small heights at this scale (a few dozen kilometres), the strength of the field doesn't change enough to b ...
Photon and Graviton Mass Limits
... experimental approach and precision (Section III). The issue of possible long-range deviations from the existing theory of electrodynamics long remained purely a matter of choosing, and then setting limits on, parameters of a possible deviation. Originally, in analogy to studies of Newton’s Law for ...
... experimental approach and precision (Section III). The issue of possible long-range deviations from the existing theory of electrodynamics long remained purely a matter of choosing, and then setting limits on, parameters of a possible deviation. Originally, in analogy to studies of Newton’s Law for ...
Tensorial spacetime geometries and background
... quantization scheme used for the GBF can be also used to quantize scalar fields on tensorial spacetimes in a very systematic way if canonical commutation relations are assumed to hold. The presentation of this application will be the last part of this thesis. It will be used to draw conclusions abou ...
... quantization scheme used for the GBF can be also used to quantize scalar fields on tensorial spacetimes in a very systematic way if canonical commutation relations are assumed to hold. The presentation of this application will be the last part of this thesis. It will be used to draw conclusions abou ...
Backreaction and the Covariant Formalism of General Relativity
... time universe is based on three hypothesis: homogeneity and isotropy (it uses the FLRW metric), ordinary matter (i.e. matter with non-negative pressure), standard gravity (i.e. general relativity based on the Einstein-Hilbert action). Because set in this way the model gives us predictions that are i ...
... time universe is based on three hypothesis: homogeneity and isotropy (it uses the FLRW metric), ordinary matter (i.e. matter with non-negative pressure), standard gravity (i.e. general relativity based on the Einstein-Hilbert action). Because set in this way the model gives us predictions that are i ...