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The many faces of the Bohr atom
The atomic model that Niels Bohr suggested in 1913 celebrated its greatest victories in connection with one-electron atoms. Among them were the isotopic spectral effect and what became known as…
Helge KraghSep 17, 2013
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Unified meta-theory of information, consciousness, time and the classical-quantum universe
As time advances in our perceived real world, existing information is preserved and new information is added to history. All the information that may ever be encoded in history must be about some…
Martin A. GreenSep 16, 2013
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Oskar Klein and the fifth dimension
After a short biographical summary of the scientific life of Oskar Klein, a more detailed and hopefully didactic presentation of his derivation of the relativistic Klein-Gordon wave equation is…
Finn RavndalSep 16, 2013
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On the construction of a psychologically based, general theory of observation: an introduction
The perception-related origins of physical measures and standards are considered within the framework of the general observer theory. The impact of observer characteristics on the development of…
Göte NymanSep 14, 2013
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Aurorae in Australian Aboriginal Traditions
Transient celestial phenomena feature prominently in the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal Australians. In this paper, I collect accounts of the Aurora Australis from the literature…
Duane W. HamacherSep 13, 2013
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Dating the fall of Babylon and Ur thanks to Astronomical Events
The traditional date of 1595 BCE for the destruction of Babylon by the Hittite king Mursili I is accepted by most historians for many years despite notable controversies. This pivotal date is…
Gérard GertouxSep 11, 2013
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Da investigação sobre a natureza da luz à relatividade especial: notas de aula
It is shown as experiments and theories about the nature of light led to the special theory of relativity. The most important facts for the emergence of the theory proposed by Einstein in 1905 are…
Tiago Carvalho MartinsSep 10, 2013
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The High-Energy Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
We address the issue of the interpretation of quantum mechanics by asking why the issue never arises in the description of high-energy interactions. We argue that several tenets of quantum mechanics,…
Stefano ForteSep 8, 2013
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Atomism and Relationalism as guiding principles for Quantum Gravity
The research in quantum gravity has jauntily grown in the recent years, intersecting with conceptual and philosophical issues that have a long history. In this paper I analyze the conceptual basis on…
Francesca VidottoSep 5, 2013
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Between Being and Becoming: a meta-theoretical approach to irreversibility
The relationship between reversible-dynamical and irreversible-thermodynamic descriptions is analyzed from a meta-theoretical point of view. A network of inter-theoretical relations is drawn by means…
Davide NeriSep 5, 2013
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A Pedestrian Approach to the Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics
The quantum theory of measurement has been a matter of debate for over eighty years. Most of the discussion has focused on theoretical issues with the consequence that operational prescriptions,…
Stephen Boughn, Marcel ReginattoSep 3, 2013
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The collapse of supertasks
A supertask consists in the performance of an infinite number of actions in a finite time. I show that any attempt to carry out a supertask will produce a divergence of the curvature of spacetime,…
Gustavo E. RomeroAug 31, 2013
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The Legacy of Hideki Yukawa, Sin-itiro Tomonaga, and Shoichi Sakata: Some Aspects from their Archives
Hideki Yukawa, Sin-itiro Tomonaga and Shoichi Sakata pioneered nuclear and particle physics and left enduring legacies. Their friendly collaboration and severe competition laid the foundation to…
Michiji Konuma, Masako Bando, Haruyoshi Gotoh et al.Aug 29, 2013
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A proposal for a Bohmian ontology of quantum gravity
The paper shows how the Bohmian approach to quantum physics can be applied to develop a clear and coherent ontology of non-perturbative quantum gravity. We suggest retaining discrete objects as the…
Antonio Vassallo, Michael EsfeldAug 28, 2013
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Russian meteorite Bronze Age (rock record)
This paper presents the results of a study of petroglyphs found in the quartzite grotto near the Skelnovsky small village in the Northern Black Sea in the South of Russia. The aim of the study was…
Larisa Vodolazhskaya, Mikhail NevskyAug 27, 2013
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Foundations of Quantum Gravity : The Role of Principles Grounded in Empirical Reality
When attempting to assess the strengths and weaknesses of various principles in their potential role of guiding the formulation of a theory of quantum gravity, it is crucial to distinguish between…
M. HolmanAug 23, 2013
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Jacob's Ladder and Scientific Ontologies
The main goal of this article is to use the epistemological framework of a specific version of Cognitive Constructivism to address Piaget's central problem of knowledge construction, namely, the…
Julio Michael SternAug 15, 2013
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Cosmologia e Representac\~ao
This work presents a brief and non-technical description of the main results and concepts of the modern scientific cosmology, viewing it from an epistemological perspective which allows a dialog with…
Marcelo Byrro RibeiroAug 13, 2013
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The Legacy of Ken Wilson
This is a brief account of the legacy of Ken Wilson in statistical physics, high energy physics, computing and education.
John CardyAug 8, 2013
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Institute for Molecular Physics at the University of Maryland
The Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland was founded in 1976 from a merger of the Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics (IFDAM) and the Institute…
Jan V. SengersAug 7, 2013
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A radiação de corpo negro e o surgimento da física quântica: Notas de aula
It is shown how the study of blackbody radiation in the early twentieth century by the German physicist Max Planck gave rise to the quantum theory.
Tiago Carvalho MartinsAug 5, 2013
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Cyclic models of the relativistic universe: the early history
Within the framework of relativistic cosmology oscillating or cyclic models of the universe were introduced by A. Friedmann in his seminal paper of 1922. With the recognition of evolutionary…
Helge KraghAug 5, 2013
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Sirius and the project of the megalithic enclosures at Gobekli Tepe
The megalithic enclosures of Gobekli Tepe (Urfa, Turkey) are the most ancient sacred structures of stone known so far, dating back to the 10 millennium BC. The possible presence of astronomical…
Giulio MagliJul 31, 2013
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Fifty Years of Breakthrough Discoveries in Fluid Criticality
Fifty years ago two scientists, who celebrate their 80th birthdays in 2011, Alexander V. Voronel and Johannes V. Sengers performed breakthrough experiments that challenged the commonly accepted views…
Mikhail A. AnisimovJul 31, 2013
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Dispelling the Quantum Spooks -- a Clue that Einstein Missed?
It is well-known that Bell's Theorem and other No Hidden Variable theorems have a "retrocausal loophole", because they assume that the values of pre-existing hidden variables are…
Huw Price, Ken WhartonJul 29, 2013
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