61. General Term: Gluon
Gluon In quantum theory , these particles are the fundamental units of energy and
the carrier of the strong nuclear force.
Related Topics:
Physics
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62. Intro Topic: Cosmology
God with a so-called "theory of everything" - a single
theory that physicists hope will one day unite general relativity with quantum
mechanics , thereby bringing the entire universe under one grand mathematical
umbrella. This theory
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63. Resources: Bibliography for Russell on Cosmology
Block Universe ," in Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature , op.
cit.
Max Jammer, The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics (New
York: John Wiley & Sons, 1974)
James T. Cushing and
Ernan McMullin, eds.,
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64. Interview: Arthur Peacocke
On Divine Creativity and Quantum Mechanics
On Challenges with Divine Intervention
On Divine Creativity and Chaos Theory
On Divine Creativity Through Whole-Part Interaction
More on Whole-Part Interaction
On Divine
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65. Interview: Rustum Roy
and this TOE -
this "theory of everything" - is really the theory of everything that matters to nobody. It is Einstein saying, we know more and
more about less and less until we know everything about nothing. And that's precisely
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66. Divine Action Topic: Isham, C.J. and J.C. Polkinghorne. “The Debate ove...
spacetime. The dynamics of
quantum physics and chaos theory encourages a view of nature as open and
temporal, thus allowing for both human and divine agency. The problem of the lack of universal
simultaneity is lessened since simultaneity is an
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67. General Term: Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
of statistical mechanics and
quantum theory . Later in his life, following his emigration to the United States
and appointment at Princeton University in New Jersey, he searched for a unified
theory of gravitation and electromagnetism . He
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68. God, Humanity and the Cosmos Topic: Different Understandings of Chance
of events governed by quantum theory . Quantum mechanics, as
usually understood, implies that these outcomes are not determinate until they occur - they can only be expressed in
terms of probabilities. Not only is our knowledge of systems
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69. God, Humanity and the Cosmos Topic: Quantum-Based Proposals on Divine Action
at the quantum level, rather than at the macroscopic level. This
has the advantage that there is more general (though not universal) agreement
that these systems are genuinely non-deterministic
(see Shaking the Foundations:
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70. General Term: Bohm, David
David Philosopher and quantum physicist particularly important for his proposal of
a hidden-variable explanation of the significance of quantum theory .
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Physics
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