11. General Term: Length Contraction
by the theory of
special relativity .
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12. General Term: Dirac, Paul (1902-84)
and its relation to relativity theory . In 1930 Dirac also proposed the
existence of the "positron," a positively charged particle with the
same mass as the negatively charged electron . It was discovered experimentally
in 1932.
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13. Divine Action Topic: Drees, Willem B. A Case Against Temporal Critical...
underlying theories (special
relativity and general relativity ) undercut this dynamic perspective,
challenging universal simultaneity and re-interpreting time as an internal,
rather than an external, parameter.
Quantum cosmology, and its
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14. Divine Action Topic: Isham, C.J. and J.C. Polkinghorne. The Debate ove...
in special relativity result in a heightened tendency to ontologize
spacetime. The additional arbitrariness
in the choice of time coordinates in general relativity makes flowing time
physically meaningless. Thus no
fundamental
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15. Divine Action Topic: Redhead, Michael. The Tangled Story of Nonlocalit...
scholars, consistent
with relativity since it does not allow superluminal signaling - although it does
allow superluminal causal processes. But since Redhead believes that relativity
entails PIP, and since PIP _ FSP, Redhead claims that
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16. Divine Action Topic: Russell, Robert John. Finite Creation without a B...
of
quantum gravity and general relativity describes the universe as having domains
of a temporal, of a timeless, and of a transitional character. Accordingly we must reconsider Gods
relation as Creator to each of
these domains. Here
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17. Interview: 'Faith and Reason' Transcript
was one of the very first general relativity physicists. For many years he
was also the head of the Pontifical Academy of sciences, located in the Vatican. LaMaitre was the first person to take seriously the
prediction of general relativity,
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18. Physics Topic: Physics and Cosmology in the 20th Century
twentieth century: special relativity
(1905) and quantum mechanics (1900 - 1930). When applied to the
physics of gravity, special relativity led to general relativity
(1915), and, this in turn, led to Big Bang cosmology. Meanwhile
quantum
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19. Divine Action Topic: Alston, W. Divine Action, Human Freedom, and the ...
which characterize his general approach: first, he takes seriously and
realistically the idea of God as a personal agent, and second, Gods activity
extends beyond creation and conservation to include special acts performed
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20. Divine Action Topic: Chiao, Raymond Y. Quantum Nonlocalities: Experime...
this result does
not violate relativity: relativity allows for superluminal group velocities and
only forbids superluminal front velocities. Moreover, such superluminal effects
are governed by the uncertainty principle , and thus cannot constitute
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