Physics is a diverse area of study and in order to make sense of it scientists have been forced to focus their attention on one or two smaller areas of the discipline. This allows them to become experts in that narrow field‚ without getting bogged down in the sheer volume of knowledge that exists regarding the natural world. Below is a list - by no comprehensive - of different disciplines of physics. The list will be updated with new additions and definitions as appropriate. Acoustics - the study
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When he returned to Caltech‚ he became a professor of theatrical physics in 1970. After a couple years‚ Kip Thorne wrote Gravitation in 1973‚ which became the standard graduate school text on general relativity. After a few more years he also wrote a very popular book called Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy‚ which was written in 1994. Kip Stephen Thorne really is one of the most skilled leading physicists in the world in the area
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and the universe began to expand rapidly. The universe never sits still. It expands at a gradual rate. In the 1920s‚ Albert Einstein‚ an astrophysicist from Germany‚ had discovered evidence of the expansion of the universe through his Theory of Relativity‚ which was published in 1915. Following the creation of gravity‚ subatomic particles‚ such as protons and neutrons‚ were formed due to the force of the particles colliding with each other. It was actually around three minutes later that protons
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million scientific research papers were published‚ far more than one could possibly read in a lifetime. However‚ when I visited CERN last year‚ I was told that all of our present understanding of physics could be summarised in a few equations: General Relativity‚ describing gravity; and the Standard Model‚ which describes the fundamental particles and their interactions. Can we gain complete knowledge about the universe through seeking general patterns‚ in the form of scientific theories? Or are we forced
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of nature 2.5 Fixed 3. The Epistemology of Determinism 3.1 Laws again 3.2 Experience 3.3 Determinism and Chaos 3.4 Metaphysical arguments 4. The Status of Determinism in Physical Theories 4.1 Classical mechanics 4.2 Special Relativistic physics 4.3 General Relativity (GTR) 4.4 Quantum mechanics 5. Chance and Determinism 6. Determinism and Human Action Bibliography Academic Tools Other Internet Resources Related Entries 1. Introduction In most of what follows‚ I will speak simply
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member to a certain cultural group or society. This particular notion of language and cultural relationship today‚ is usually associated with the linguists Sapir and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf and this proposition is widely known as Linguistic Relativity or Sapir – Whorf Hypothesis. Sapir (1889 – 1939) believed that language and culture are inextricably linked with one another. Thus the understanding of culture is not possible without knowledge of its language and vice versa. Whorf (1897 - 1941)
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Hence why this is not seen on earth (b) Mass like a white dwarf produce more distortion than a red giant with same mass. iii) 15.2.2: Space time examples: (1) Time is distorted as well but hard to explain in a diagram. c) 15.3: Tests of General Relativity: (1) Testing was hard because it could only be done with huge mass (a) Small masses follow newton’s theory. ii) 15.3.1:Mecury Wobble: (1) Mercury orbits closest to sun & thus most affect by the distortion of space-time produced by the suns gravity
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Descartes proof‚ which states that since he can think he must exist‚ is flawed in the sense that it follows the assumption that some things are absolute. As seen in both Nietzsche’s and Merleau-Ponty’s books‚ nothing is absolute. They stated that everything was in perspective‚ and that humanity needed to study what is closer to them‚ whether it was psychology or phenomenology. The only things Descartes figured out were that he had a reason to doubt and that math and science could help him understand
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April 2005 Physics Honors Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942. He is the first child of Frank and Isabel Hawking. During the second World War‚ Isabel was sent from her husband’s home in Highgate‚ to Oxford. This was considered a much safer place to have children during the war. Soon after his birth‚ his family moved back in together in their north London home. Hawking began his schooling here at Hertfordshire School. Hawking moved only once during his
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learned individuals‚ the author effectively outlines the failure of the hypothesis to support the theory of linguistic determinism‚ while addressing the valuable evidence that the Sapir-Whorf theory provides in support of the theory of linguistic relativity. A brief history of the publishing and reception of the hypothesis is given‚ and Whorf’s role in directing the hypothesis towards the metaphysics of the natural sciences is highlighted. Studies such as Hoijer’s application of Whorfian ideas to the
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