| Description |
xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Occasional paper, 1320-0992 ; no. 03/96 |
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LWRRDC occasional paper ; no. 03/96
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Physics of Paradoxes. 1. A Consideration of Physics. 2. What is a Paradox? 3. Paradox, or the Catalysis of Thought. 4. Paradox and Contingency. 5. Common Sense and its Limitations. 6. The Senses, Science and Ourselves. 7. The Thematic Mass of Mathematics. 8. Genius, or the Art of Being Naive. 9. Paradox as Demarcation Line. 10. Paradox, or the Tempo of Science. 11. The Orthodoxy of Paradox. 12. Reactions to Paradox. 13. The Role of the Imagination, or Paradox Seen from Outside -- Pt. 2. The Paradoxes of Physics. 1. Wave-particle Duality, or the Metaphysics of Appearances. 2. Langevin's Paradox, or Journey Time. 3. Olbers' Paradox, or the Journey to the End of Night. 4. The Paradox of Schrodinger's Cat, or the Hazards of Boxing Clever. 5. The EPR Paradox, or Romanticism on the Test-bench. 6. The Violation of Parity, or Faint Praise for Difference. 7. The Paradox of the Arrow of Time, or the Course of History |
| Analysis |
Physics |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p[205]-206. -Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translation of: Conversations avec le Sphinx |
| Subject |
Cotton -- Diseases and pests -- Australia.
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- Australia.
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Pesticides -- Toxicology -- Australia.
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Paradox.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Water -- Pollution -- Australia.
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| Author |
Bowmer, K. H. (Kathleen H.)
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Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (Australia)
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| LC no. |
96214808 |
| ISBN |
0285633058 |
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0285633376 (paperback) |
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