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Deep Learning and Model IndependenceThe lack of evidence in favor of any new physics models means that the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) is wide open, with no direction clearly more promising than any other.…Martin King·Jul 4, 2025SaveLearn
The EPR Paradox of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of Four Unpublished Letters between A. Einstein and the Mathematician J. L. B. CooperThis paper presents correspondence between Albert Einstein and the mathematical analyst J. L. B. Cooper on the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox of quantum theory published in 1935. Two letters…P. L. Butzer, D. E. Edmunds, G. Roepstorff et al.·Jul 1, 2025SaveLearn
On Bell's dynamical route to special relativityThis paper develops the approach to special relativity put forward by John S. Bell. The classical dynamics of an electron orbiting a nucleus in uniform motion is solved analytically and compared to…Frederick W. Strauch·Jun 30, 2025SaveLearn
A Cassini pamphlet against Delambre on lunar libration and other issuesIn this paper I analyze the context in which Cassini 1st described lunar libration and proposed its interpretation.Pasquale Tucci·Jun 23, 2025SaveLearn
The physics, travels, and tribulations of Ronald Wilfrid GurneyRonald Wilfrid Gurney is one of the lesser-known research students of the Cavendish Laboratory in the mid 1920s. Gurney made significant contributions to the application of quantum mechanics to…Brian R. Pollard, Saman Alavi·Jun 20, 2025SaveLearn
Shadow in the Galactic Center: Theoretical Concept -- Prediction -- RealizationGeneral Relativity (GR) was created in November 1915 and since its creation and up to now this theory has undergone many tests. The first realistic cosmological models were proposed in the works of…Alexander F. Zakharov·Jun 20, 2025SaveLearn
Principio de Contrastibilidad, Geometr\'ia y Sistemas de ConocimientoThere is a contemporary trend toward geometrizing all mathematical theories, as proposed by the Langlands program, and, by extension, physical theories as well. Within this paradigm, it becomes…Carlos Desa·Jun 19, 2025SaveLearn
An Annotated Translation of D. Bernoulli's "A New Theory on the Motion of Waters Through Channels of Any Kind"This paper presents an annotated English translation of Daniel Bernoulli's 1727 work A New Theory on the Motion of Waters through Channels of Any Kind, originally published in the Commentarii…Sylvio R. Bistafa·Jun 17, 2025SaveLearn
The Metaphysics of Protection: Emergence, Agency, and the Ontological Status of Logical QubitsThis paper argues that the practice of fault-tolerant quantum computation, specifically the mechanism of Quantum Error Correction (QEC), offers a profoundly new lens through which to examine…Kamran Majid·Jun 17, 2025SaveLearn
Energy as a Primitive Ontology for the Physical WorldWe reanalyze from a modern perspective the bold idea of G. Helm, W. Ostwald, P. Duhem and others that energy is the fundamental entity composing the physical world. We start from a broad perspective…J. E. Horvath, B. B. Martins·Jun 15, 2025SaveLearn
From Geometry to Physics -- AZ: touches to the portraitThe process launched by Lobachevsky. The movement of the Kazan school of geometry towards physics. Personal memories of Alexei Zinovievich Petrov, the great Kazan geometer and theoretical physicist,…Yurii Ignat'ev·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
From Bjorken Scaling to Scaling ViolationsThis paper traces the historical and conceptual journey from Bjorken scaling to the discovery of scaling violations in deep inelastic scattering, culminating in the development of Quantum…Giorgio Parisi·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
A commented translation of Boltzmann's work, "Ueber die sogenannte H-Curve."Boltzmann's work, ``Ueber die sogenannte H-Curve," discusses his demonstration of the essential characteristics of the H-curve in a clear, concise, and precise style, showcasing his efforts to…Jae Wan Shim·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
The Multiverse: a Philosophical IntroductionThis book is a philosopher's introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. I present and assess three versions of the idea: one version from philosophy, and two from…Jeremy Butterfield·May 29, 2025SaveLearn
Eternalism and Everettian Quantum MechanicsThis paper shall explore the conjunction of eternalism and Everettian quantum mechanics. It shall be argued that there is a strong analogy between these two views. In case there is an indefinite…Matias Slavov·May 28, 2025SaveLearn
Energy and information: a chronicle of hesitations on the role of the observer in physicsEnergy has no definition, except that given by a conservation principle which essentially amounts to defining it as the elements of an open list of unknown cardinality. Entropy, identified by Shannon…Didier Lairez·May 26, 2025SaveLearn
How One Quiet Man Became Everyone's Sage: The Spiritual Recasting of EinsteinThis paper critically examines the central thesis of Kieran Fox's "I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein"-namely, that Einstein's intellectual development constitutes a…Galina Weinstein·May 26, 2025SaveLearn
Legacy of Avicenna in AstronomyThe paper reassesses the largely neglected contribution of Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037) to medieval Tajik-Persian astronomy. Drawing on published primary and secondary sources, it reconstructs the…Rizoi Bakhromzod·May 23, 2025SaveLearn
Non-individuality and experienceThis chapter acknowledges a gap between the ``non-individuals'' interpretation of quantum mechanics and our world of experience, and begins to bridge it. Section 1 states the problem with Abner…Raoni Arroyo·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Quantum Field Theory Between Rigor and PragmatismQuantum Field Theory (QFT), the foundational framework of particle physics, has long existed in a state of tension between empirical success and mathematical rigor. Conventional QFT (CQFT), which…Johannes Branahl·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Poincar\'e on Gibbs and on Probability in Statistical MechanicsThis paper reviews a paper from 1906 by J. Henri Poincar\'e on statistical mechanics with a background in his earlier work and notable connections to J. Willard Gibbs. Poincar\'e's paper presents…Bruce D. Popp·May 17, 2025SaveLearn
Einstein, Free Creations, and His Worldly CloisterThis paper examines "Free Creations of the Human Mind: The Worlds of Albert Einstein" by Diana Kormos Buchwald and Michael D. Gordin. The authors seek to dispel the long-standing myths of Einstein as…Galina Weinstein·May 14, 2025SaveLearn
300th anniversary of the birth of Father Eliseo della Concezione: the scientific contribution in the Royal Academy of Studies of Palermo2025 marks the 300th birthday of Father Eliseo della Concezione, professor of Experimental Physics at the Royal Academy of Studies of Palermo. To celebrate this anniversary, the Physics and Chemistry…Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto·May 14, 2025SaveLearn
Shape space as a conceptual spaceThe notion of shape space was introduced in the second half of the 20th Century as a useful analytical tool for tackling problems related to the intrinsic spatial configuration of material systems.…Antonio Vassallo·May 13, 2025SaveLearn