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A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram - http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/
Science from the point of view of complex systems: from the origins of apparent randomness in physical systems, to the development of complexity in biology. |
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A New Kind of Science - critical review - http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0464.html?printable=1
Detailed and critical review by Ray Kurzweil of the book by Stephen Wolfram. |
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Space and Time: Inertial Frames - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-iframes/
On the frames of reference relative to which motion and rest are measured; by Robert DiSalle. |
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Experiment in Physics - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-experiment/
On the uses, value, and epistomelogy of experiment. By Allan Franklin, University of Colorado. |
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Wikipedia - EPR Paradox - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_paradox
Measurement performed on one part of a quantum system can have an instantaneous effect on the result of a measurement performed on another part. Entaglment. |
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Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-idind/
Assesses the metaphysical implications of quantum theory by considering the impact of the theory on our understanding of objects as individuals with well defined identity conditions. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Steven French. |
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PhilSci Archive - Subject: Physics - http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/view/subjects/physics.html
Collection of papers on causality, free will etc |
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The Bactra Reviews - http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/reviews/
A set of book and article reviews, not limited to physics. |
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Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions - http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/us/kuhn.htm
Crucial chapter from Kuhn's famous book outlining how sciences is forced to go through a paradigm-shift, and see the world in terms of a new theory and new concepts. |
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Events in History of Physics - http://history.hyperjeff.net/
Time-lines of thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and symmetry. With links to other time-lines and resources. |
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Shakespeare and Thermodynamics - Dam the Second Law! - http://www.shakespeare2ndlaw.com/
What the second law of thermodynamics is all about, and how it is constantly 'dammed' or blocked by activation energy |
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Philosophical Foundations of Physics by R. Carnap - http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/carnap.htm
Positivist view of Physics, which had influenced the Copenhagen Interpretation of the Quantum mechanics (CI). |
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Review of "The Emperor's New Mind", by Roger Penrose - http://www.friesian.com/penrose.htm
His exploration is so much more serious philosophically than almost anything that has been done since Einstein and Schrodinger |
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Quantum Quackery - http://www.csicop.org/si/9701/quantum-quackery.html
Skeptical overview of QM and consciousness connection. |
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Science, Pseudoscience and Society - http://www.softpanorama.org/Skeptics/index.shtml
Papers by Feynman on paranormal 'sciences', Sokal Affair (use of pseudo-physics in social sciences), critique of Kuhn. Also a collection of links. |