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Patterns in the Fabric of Nature

Weinstein, Steven (2012) Patterns in the Fabric of Nature. [Published Article]

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    Abstract

    From classical mechanics to quantum �field theory, the physical facts at one point in space are held to be independent of those at other points in space. I propose that we can usefully challenge this orthodoxy in order to explain otherwise puzzling correlations at both cosmological and microscopic scales.

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    Item Type: Published Article
    Keywords: space time constraints quantum classical cosmology locality nonlocality EPR
    Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
    Depositing User: Steven Weinstein
    Date Deposited: 29 Dec 2012 15:46
    Last Modified: 29 Dec 2012 15:46
    Item ID: 9498
    Publisher: Foundational Questions Institute (FQXI)
    Official URL: http://fqxi.org/community/essay/winners/2012.1
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9498

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