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90 papers in physics.hist-ph · page 2
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Special sciences obey a causal second law of entropy
The Causal Second Law
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Bohmian mechanics shifts to practical hydrodynamic quantum tool
Bohmian mechanics: A legitimate hydrodynamic picture for quantum mechanics, and beyond
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Causality is illusory and should be abandoned in fundamental physics
On Causality and Predictivity
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Assembly theory measures causation to define life
The Physics of Causation
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Stochastic supervenience fixes macro states via probability kernels
What is Stochastic Supervenience?
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Seven theses about reality clash with quantum mechanics
A Heptalemma for Quantum Mechanics
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Basho offers a model for points in quantum spacetime
Quantum Spacetime: Echoes of basho
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Neural nets find high-order correlations to classify images
DNNs, Dataset Statistics, and Correlation Functions
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Reduction and internal sophistication are the same
We Have Never Been Sophisticated
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Chaos hides reversed states below quantum scale
Quantum Inaccessibility
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Special relativity grew from Lorentz and Poincare's electrodynamics
Lorentz, Poincare, Einstein, and the Genesis of the Theory of Special Relativity
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String field theory background independence depends on definitions
Is string field theory background independent?
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Dualities suggest geometric theories that allow emergence
Dualities in Physics
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1957 note identifies 1949 experiment as first entanglement realization
Historical origins of quantum entanglement in particle physics
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Euclidean geometry forces Newton's first law to stand alone
On the independence problem of Newton's first law
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Path-length balance fixes critical radius of fissile sphere
An elementary method to determine the critical mass of a sphere of fissile material based on a separation of neutron transport and nuclear reaction processes
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Interpretability in science requires mechanism insight
On the definition and importance of interpretability in scientific machine learning
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Technological understanding splits into three context-based types
A Contextual Approach to Technological Understanding and Its Assessment
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State space structure sets Yang-Mills physical gauge group
Global Gauge Symmetries and Spatial Asymptotic Boundary Conditions in Yang-Mills theory
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Apparatus initial state selects quantum measurement context
External quantum fluctuations select measurement contexts
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Born-Oppenheimer methods stay consistent with quantum uncertainty
On the Quantum Theory of Molecules: Rigour, Idealization, and Uncertainty
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Physics equations follow exponential decay on operator frequency
Statistical Patterns in the Equations of Physics and the Emergence of a Meta-Law of Nature
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Pilot-wave theory is a nonequilibrium model distinct from quantum mechanics
The trouble with pilot-wave theory: a critical evaluation
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Relativity deduced without light speed or Maxwell equations
Relativity with or without light and Maxwell
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Carnap aligned quantum mechanics with probabilistic empiricism
Carnap on Quantum Mechanics
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Black hole shadow ties shape to dynamics via symmetry
Geometrization 3.0: the black hole shadow
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Relative states define non-commutative quantum conjunctions
Relative State Quantum Logic
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Sudarshan advanced V-A theory
Sudarshan Memorial Lecture
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Social trends shaped neutrino physics across the 20th century
Neutrino Physics in Historical Context
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Reflective equilibrium bridges general relativity and particle physics
Progress and Gravity: Overcoming Divisions between General Relativity and Particle Physics and between Physics and HPS
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Electrophoretic velocity tied to double layer potential via relaxation
Theorie der Electrophorese -- Het Relaxatie-Effect
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Totalitarian principle guided physics predictions like monopoles
Physics and the Totalitarian Principle
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Papers on Wigner's Friend misrepresent QBist views
On QBism and Assumption (Q)
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QM starts from assertions on single systems
Quantum Mechanics of Individual Systems
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Theories keep isolated spacetime regions via Bayesian test
Falsifiability of Isolated Spacetime Regions
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Duality frames equivalence as model isomorphism
Theoretical Equivalence and Duality
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Schrödinger's cat counts as a miracle narrative
The limits of quantum superposition: Should "Schr\"{o}dinger's cat" and "Wigner's friend" be considered "miracle" narratives?
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Boltzmann defines ensembles and ergodicity from periodic systems
On the Properties of Monocyclic Systems, and others related to them
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Spacetime emergence may decide time travel possibility
Time travelling in emergent spacetime
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Einstein sought simplest universe model fitting relativity
Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Einstein World
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Wiener used the first path integral for Brownian motion
Some remarks on history and pre-history of Feynman path integral
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Majorana 1937 equation supplies template for topological qubits
Majorana equation and its consequences in physics and philosophy
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Common fact origins shaped German physics and historiography
How "Facts" Shaped Modern Disciplines: The Fluid Concept of Fact and the Common Origins of German Physics and Historiography