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| Physics: Physics is the study of matter, energy, and their interactions. It is the fundamental science that seeks to understand how the natural world works. See also Nature, Natural laws, Method, Measurments, Observation, Regularities._____________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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Paul Virilio on Physics - Dictionary of Arguments
Sokal I 196 Physics/Virilio/Bricmont/Sokal: (P. Virilio, 1992)(1): ...with the new concept of the realtime interface, transparency changes its essence, because it is no longer that of light rays (the sun or electricity), but precisely that of the velocity of (electrons, neutrons) - elementary particles that propagate with the velocity of light itself. SokalVsVirilio: Unlike photons, electrons have a mass other than zero and therefore cannot move at the speed of light. Sokal I 197 Space/Time/Velocity/Virilio: (P. Virilio 1984)(1): "Remember that the dromospheric space, the space-speed, is physically described by the so-called "logistic equation", the result of the product of the displaced mass times the speed of its displacement, M x V." SokalVsVirilio: the logistic equation is a differential equation that is (among other things) studied in population biology; it is dx/dt=lx(1-x). It has nothing to do with M x V. In Newtonian mechanics, M x V is called "impulse"; Sokal I 198 M x V does not occur at all in relativistic mechanics. Dromospheric space is Virilio's invention. >Space, >Time, >Spacetime, >Motion. For the correct use of the concepts of physics , mathematics, and set theory see >Sokal/Bricmont, >Feynman, or >Thorne, >Gribbin, >Hacking. 1. P. Virilio, Rasender Stillstand, Frankfurt/M. 1992, p. 98f. 2. P. Virilio, L'Espace critique, Paris, 1984, p. 176._____________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. |
Virilio I Paul Virilio Fluchtgeschwindigkeit: Essay Frankfurt/M. 1999 Sokal I Alan Sokal Jean Bricmont Fashionabel Nonsense. Postmodern Intellectuals Abuse of Science, New York 1998 German Edition: Eleganter Unsinn. Wie die Denker der Postmoderne die Wissenschaften missbrauchen München 1999 Sokal II Alan Sokal Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science New York 1999 |
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