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Neutron-Proton Collisions
A theoretical model describing neutron-proton scattering developed by Majorana as early as in 1932, is discussed in detail with the experiments that motivated it. Majorana using collisions'…
E. Di GreziaOct 3, 2011
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A quantitative astronomical analysis of the Orion Correlation Theory
The link between the three major Giza pyramids and the stars of the Orion Belt has been since long time the subject of various qualitative speculations. In this framework an important role is played…
Vincenzo OrofinoSep 28, 2011
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On Max Born's "Vorlesungen ueber Atommechanik, Erster Band"
A little more than half a year before Matrix Mechanics was born, Max Born finished his book "Vorlesungen ueber Atommechanik, Erster Band", which is a state-of-the-art presentation of…
Domenico GiuliniSep 27, 2011
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Exact Philosophy of Space-Time
Starting from Bunge's (1977) scientific ontology, we expose a materialistic relational theory of space-time, that carries out the program initiated by Leibniz, and provides a protophysical basis…
Héctor VucetichSep 26, 2011
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The Never Ending Gale: its Role in Captain Robert F. Scott and his Companions' Deaths
Polar historians and enthusiasts are aware that toward the end of March 1912, Captain Robert F. Scott reported in his journal a meteorological event, which was extraordinary as far as its length and…
Krzysztof SienickiSep 25, 2011
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Parmenides reloaded
I argue for a four dimensional, non-dynamical view of space-time, where becoming is not an intrinsic property of reality. This view has many features in common with the Parmenidean conception of the…
Gustavo E. RomeroSep 23, 2011
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Wilbur Norman Christiansen 1913-2007
W. N. ('Chris') Christiansen was an innovative and influential radio astronomy pioneer. The hallmarks of his long and distinguished career in science and engineering, spanning almost five…
R. H. Frater, W. M. GossSep 22, 2011
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Otto Stern (1888-1969): The founding father of experimental atomic physics
We review the work and life of Otto Stern who developed the molecular beam technique and with its aid laid the foundations of experimental atomic physics. Among the key results of his research are:…
J. Peter Toennies, Horst Schmidt-Böcking, Bretislav Friedrich et al.Sep 22, 2011
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Ernest Elliott Markwick: variable stars and military campaigns
Colonel E.E. Markwick, CB, CBE, FRAS (1853 - 1925) pursued a distinguished career in the British Army, serving in Great Britain and other parts of the Empire and rising to the rank of Colonel. He was…
Jeremy ShearsSep 20, 2011
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How to Move an Electromagnetic Field?
The special relativity principle presupposes that the states of the physical system concerned can be meaningfully characterized, at least locally, as such in which the system is at rest or in motion…
Marton Gomori, Laszlo E. SzaboSep 19, 2011
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Operational understanding of the covariance of classical electrodynamics
It is common in the literature on classical electrodynamics and relativity theory that the transformation rules for the basic electrodynamic quantities are derived from the pre-assumption that the…
Marton Gomori, Laszlo E. SzaboSep 19, 2011
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On the first Solvay Congress in 1911
Late in October 1911, eighteen leading scientists from all over Europe met to the first of a famous sequence of Solvay conferences in Brussels. This historical meeting was mainly devoted to "The…
Norbert StraumannSep 17, 2011
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Stato evolutivo delle stelle della Cintura di Orione ed implicazioni archeoastronomiche
In the present work it is evaluated the evolutionary state of the Orion Belt stars, an asterism very important for the ancient Egyptians, finding that, when the pyramids were built, the brightness of…
Vincenzo OrofinoSep 15, 2011
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An Entropic Story
A pedagogical account of entropy and its history.
Jeremy BernsteinSep 15, 2011
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Life and Quantum Biology, an Interdisciplinary Approach
The rapidly increasing interest in the quantum properties of living matter stimulates a discussion of the fundamental properties of life as well as quantum mechanics. In this discussion often…
Alfred DriessenSep 12, 2011
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On the formal statement of the special principle of relativity
The aim of the paper is to develop a proper mathematical formalism which can help to clarify the necessary conceptual plugins to the special principle of relativity and leads to a deeper…
Marton Gomori, Laszlo E. SzaboSep 12, 2011
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Abdus Salam: A Reappraisal. PART I. How to Win the Nobel Prize
Abdus Salam's correspondence during his time as Director of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is held in the Abdus Salam Archive of the Salam International Centre for…
Norman DombeySep 9, 2011
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Sul rapporto tra Scienza e Filosofia (alcune riflessioni di un fisico matematico)
We briefly comment (in italian) on present relations between the traditional philosophy and modern positive sciences, in particular exact sciences.
C. Lo SurdoSep 7, 2011
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An Historical View: The Discovery of Voids in the Galaxy Distribution
Voids in the large scale distribution of galaxies were first recognized and discussed as an astrophysical phenomenon in two papers published in 1978. We published the first (Gregory and Thompson…
Laird A. Thompson, Stephen A. GregorySep 6, 2011
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Superconductivity - the first 100 years
On the occasion of centenary of superconductivity discovery I remind some facts from the first period and attempts to understand the phenomenon. It turns out that most famous physicists of the first…
Karol Izydor WysokinskiSep 4, 2011
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Learning in a Landscape: Simulation-building as Reflexive Intervention
This article makes a dual contribution to scholarship in science and technology studies (STS) on simulation-building. It both documents a specific simulation-building project, and demonstrates a…
Anne Beaulieu, Matt Ratto, Andrea ScharnhorstAug 28, 2011
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Vesto Slipher and the First Galaxy Redshifts
Priority in the discovery of the velocity-distance relationship may be shifting from Edwin Hubble to Georges Lemaitre, but any reassessment of credit must also consider the contributions of Vesto…
Laird A. ThompsonAug 24, 2011
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Hasenohrl and the Equivalence of Mass and Energy
In 1904 Austrian physicist Fritz Hasenohrl (1874-1915) examined blackbody radiation in a reflecting cavity. By calculating the work necessary to keep the cavity moving at a constant velocity against…
Stephen Boughn, Tony RothmanAug 10, 2011
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Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe
The myth that the expansion of the Universe was discovered by Hubble was first propagated by Humason (1931). The true nature of this discovery turns out to have been both more complex and more…
Sidney van den BerghAug 2, 2011
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The Tomaraho Conception of the Sky
The small community of the Tomaraho, an ethnic group culturally derived from the Zamucos, became known in the South American and world anthropological scenario in recent times. This group, far from…
Guillermo Sequera, Alejandro GanguiJul 28, 2011
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