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  • Determinism is the philosophical view that past events and the laws ... ==Varieties of Determinism== There are two major varieties of determinism ...
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  • In classical physics, free space, sometimes called the vacuum of free ... ==Properties of free space== Free space is characterized by the defined ...
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  • known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. ... The term, "Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics" ...
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  • who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics, especially the ... * Schrödinger, Erwin. 1995. The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics ...
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  • German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics ... formulated the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. This is considered ...
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  • Classical mechanics is used for describing the motion of macroscopic ... liquids, and solids, and so on. Classical mechanics is enhanced by special ...
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  • to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he ... *Much work on the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. ...
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  • French physicist, philosopher and historian of science. His most influential ... of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics by Niels Bohr ...
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  • to physical chemistry and statistical mechanics. He introduced the "phase ... Josiah Willard Gibbs was the only son and the fourth of five children ...
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  • physicist who is widely regarded as one of the most significant scientists ... worked out the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. It was, however ...
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  • electromagnetic phenomena. It is the carrier of electromagnetic radiation of ... and the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics. According ...
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  • radiation that falls on it, without any of the radiation passing through ... When heated, the black body becomes an ideal source of thermal radiation ...
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  • meaning "power") is a branch of physics that studies the effects ... quot; thus, thermodynamics is the study of the movement of energy and ...
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  • A vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter ... The quality of a vacuum is measured by how closely it approaches a ...
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  • Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM PC FRS (August ... Ernest Rutherford was the son of James Rutherford, a farmer who had ...
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  • as a modification of Newtonian physics. It was created to deal with ... Einstein postulated that the speed of light is the same for all observers ...
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  • clearly formulate the fundamental principles of thermodynamics. He also placed ... Clausius was born in Köslin in the Province of Pomerania, the son ...
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  • or key) is most often said to be the study of criteria for the evaluation ... Traditionally, logic is studied as a branch of philosophy. Since the ...
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  • one’s decisions and actions. The interest of free will in philosophy primarily ... according to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which is ...
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  • most noted for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, ... father was Alberto Fermi, a Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Communications ...
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  • diverse explanations about the structure of the universe that open the ... with the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. ...
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  • all the objects in the universe are composed of very small, invisible, indestructible ... Traditional atomism is used in two distinct domains: The atoms of ...
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  • nanometers (nm) (15.7-27.6 millionths of an inch)). In a scientific ... The study of light and its interaction with matter is termed optics ...
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  • physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for ... Despite being diagnosed with a rare early-onset slow-progressing form ...
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  • physicist. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically ... to physics include his special theory of relativity, which reconciled ...
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  • who is generally regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential ... Mathematica, Newton enunciated his law of universal gravitation and three ...
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  • and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is counted among ... Popper was born in Vienna (then part of Austria-Hungary) in 1902 to ...
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  • 11, 1994) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science. He was one of the ... has noted, "If one looks at the course of Feyerabend's life, one ...
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  • activist from the Yankton Sioux tribe of South Dakota. He became one ... not civil rights, should be the basis of the United States government ...
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  • best known for his role as the director of the Manhattan Project, the ... position to lobby for international control of atomic energy and to avert ...
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  • physics theory with a similar name, see Theory of Relativity evaluate beliefs and behaviors only in terms of, for example, their historical ...
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  • color versus brightness for a large sample of stars. These color-magnitude ... at its hot, dense core through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium ...
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  • dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter ... White dwarfs are thought to be the final evolutionary state of all ...
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  • and short-story writer who is considered one of the foremost figures in world ... similar to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which was ...
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  • optics, mechanical engineering, and mechanics. He introduced some of ... Euler was born in Basel to Paul Euler, a pastor of the Reformed Church ...
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  • "bind, connect") denotes a set of common beliefs and practices ... The social structure of the world's religious traditions can ...
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  • Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which ... While astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena ...
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  • |name = Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational ...
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  • main_interests = Aesthetics, History of Western Philosophy, Metaphilosophy ... without organs, deterritorialization, line of flight, nomad thought, plane ...
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  • Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, Marquis of Pubol or Salvador ... in the town of Figueres, in the Empordà region close to the French ...
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  • The question of the meaning of life is perhaps the most fundamental ... This question has resulted in a wide range of competing answers and ...
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