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| Quantities, physics: Quantities in physics are measurable properties of objects, processes or states. See also Scales, Proportions, Change, Motion, Processes, Flux, Space, Time, Spacetime, Metrisability, Measurements._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John D. Barrow on Quantities (Physics) - Dictionary of Arguments
I 191 Conserved quantity/physics: the laws of nature are in a sense nothing more than a list of invariant properties of nature. >Conservation laws. I 193 Laws of nature: E.g. (conserved) momentum is invariant under translations in space. Energy: in translations in time angular momentum under rotations in space This follows from the fact that the laws of nature are neither dependent on the place nor the time, nor on the orientation. Symmetry: has higher rank among scientists, as the equations that explain the changes. I 491 Sizes/Independence/System/Barrow: to make sizes independently of a system, we need the basic variables only as ratios of magnitudes of the same kind. >Independence, >Systems._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
B I John D. Barrow Warum die Welt mathematisch ist Frankfurt/M. 1996 B II John D. Barrow The World Within the World, Oxford/New York 1988 German Edition: Die Natur der Natur: Wissen an den Grenzen von Raum und Zeit Heidelberg 1993 B III John D. Barrow Impossibility. The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits, Oxford/New York 1998 German Edition: Die Entdeckung des Unmöglichen. Forschung an den Grenzen des Wissens Heidelberg 2001 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28