Notes
[Notebook: Transfinite Field Theory DB 56]
[Sunday 21 December 2003 - Saturday 27 December 2003]
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Thursday 25 December 2003
I feel the 'stress energy' of a new world being born. Energy
appears when there is stress and works to dissipate that stress by
creating a way (new structures) to deal with the source of the
stress. Competition for resources, motivated by some sort of
rationing (either per price, or per capita or per . . . )
Earthquakes: stress is reduced by motion, which is
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associated with energy.
Brainwashing (broad definition) passing information to an entity
without providing that entity with the means to measure the value of
that information.
The cycle of life action ( = passion) --> formalism --->
action . . .
All elements are superposed. Each superposition contains all the
possibilities, but they are communicated at different frequencies.
The word of magic: ei theta = cos (theta) + 1 sin
(theta).
Every utterance by an entity is an experiment (preparation)
designed to elicit some response from the environment of the entity (
= [entity]).
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Saturday 27 December 2003
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Feynman, Richard P, and Robert B Leighton et al, The Feynman Lectures on Physics (volume 1) : Mainly Mechanics, Radiation and Heat, Addison Wesley 1963 Foreword: 'This book is based on a course of lectures in introductory physics given by Prof. R P Feynman at the California Institute of Technology during the academic year 1961-62. ... The lectures constitute a major part of a fundamental revision of the introductory course, carried out over a four year period. ... The need for a basic revision arose both from the rapid development of physics in recent decades and from the fact that entering freshmen have shown a stewady incrase in mathematical ability as a result of improvements in high school mathematical course content.'
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Jungk, Robert , Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A personal history of the atomic scientists (translated by James Cleugh) , Harcourt Brace 1970 Amazon customer review: By
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Pears, Iain, An Instance of the Fingerpost, Random House 1997 Jacket: 'Anyone who reads this will want to tell their friends about it ... This novel combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco ... don't let it pass by unread.' Sunday Times
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Polkinghorne, John, Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship, Yale University Press 2008 Amazon Product Description
'Despite the differences of their subject matter, science and theology have a cousinly relationship, John Polkinghorne contends in his latest thought-provoking book. From his unique perspective as both theoretical physicist and Anglican priest, Polkinghorne considers aspects of quantum physics and theology and demonstrates that the two truth-seeking enterprises are engaged in analogous rational techniques of inquiry. His exploration of the deep connections between science and theology shows with new clarity a common kinship in the search for truth.
The author identifies and explores key similarities in quantum physics and Christology. Among the many parallels he identifies are patterns of historical development in quantum physics and in Christology; wrestling with perplexities such as quantum interpretation and the problem of evil; and the drive for an overarching view in the Grand Unified Theories of physics and in Trinitarian theology. Both theology and science are propelled by a desire to understand the world through experienced reality, and Polkinghorne explains that their viewpoints are by no means mutually exclusive.'
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Papers
| Sarewitz, Daniel, Richard Nelson, "Three rules for technological fixes", Nature, 456, 7224, 18/25 December 2008, page 871 - 872. 'Not all problems yield to technology. Deciding which will and which won't should be central to setting innovation policy, . . . '. back |
| Vedral, Vlatko, "Qunatifying entanglement in macroscopic systems", Nature, 453, 7198, 19 June 2008, page 1004 - 1007. 'Traditionally, entangement was considered to be a quirk of tmicroscopic objects that defied a common-sense explanation. Now, however, entanglement is recognized to be ubiquitous and robust. With the realization that entanglement can occur in macroscopic systems -- and with the development of experiments aimed at exploiting this fact -- new tools are required to define and quantify entanglement beyond the original microscopic framework. '. back |
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| Variety (cybernetics) - Wikipedia Variety (cybernetics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 'The term Variety was introduced by W. Ross Ashby to denote the count of the total number of states of a system. The condition for dynamic stability under perturbation (or input) was described by his Law of Requisite Variety. Ashby says:
Thus, if the order of occurrence is ignored, the set {c, b, c, a, c, c, a, b, c, b, b, a} which contains twelve elements, contains only three distinct elements- a, b, c. Such a set will be said to have a variety of three elements.
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The observer and his powers of discrimination may have to be specified if the variety is to be well defined.
Variety can be stated as an integer, as above, or as the logarithm to the base 2 of the number i.e. in bits.' back |
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