General Science and Philosophy

An Assessment on the Feasibility of Describing a Revised Theory of Space and Time Based on the Bhagavata Purana

Authors: Amarendran Sathyaseelan
Comments: 23 Pages.

There is an inherent need for education systems and mental health models to begin incorporating principles of non-local science in their approach to education for a population to gain general intelligence. Contemporary education is lagging in comparison to scientific progress due to the adoption of concepts that are considered outdated in current scientific terms. While education systems have not moved away from physical theories the scientific community began departing from this scientific framework in the year 1900 with the dawn of the discovery of the Planck Constant. The Bhagavata Purana provides a robust framework to encompass various spatial features of reality required to describe non-local sciences. This research attempts to assess the extent towards which the Bhagavata Purana can reconcile the various issues in contemporary scientific theory. Through review of Newton’s Principia Mathematica, Immanual Kant’s Crititque of Pure Reason, articles on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, various academic papers regarding quantum physics as well as published articles on topics of space and time, various reference frames used for perceiving reality is compared to the Bhagavata Purana. The research concludes that the true nature of time according to the Bhagavata is ontological and relative to the reference frame used by the observer to perceive reality and stresses that the only way to perceive the true ontological state of Time is through a practice called devotional service. This research also recommends that there should be further research done in this area through the phenomenological research of time and space.
Category: General Science and Philosophy

Planck Particle, Consciousness Quanta, & God Particle

Authors: Bruno R. Galeffi
Comments: 5 Pages.

It is postulated that the all pervading primal cosmic "Substance" called consciousness is diffused into the cosmic space as discrete quanta consistent with a Planck particle. When the principle of particle creation via angular momentum acquisition and spiral motion is applied to the Planck particle, an intrinsic spin equal to (√2-1)ħ is obtained, setting the path to the photon spin. Further, the mass-to-radius correlation from quantum to cosmic scale is reconsidered.
Category: General Science and Philosophy

Modeling Bias in Vaccine Trials Relying on Fragmented Healthcare Records

Authors: Peter J. Yim
Comments: 5 Pages.

COVID-19 vaccine trials depend on the localization of vaccination records for each trial subject. Misclassification bias occurs when vaccination records cannot be localized or uniquely identified. This bias may be significant in trials where the trial subjects’ vaccination and health records are distributed between more than one database. The potential for this bias is present in numerous published COVID-19 vaccine trials. A model is proposed for estimation of the magnitude of this bias on apparent vaccine efficacy. In the model, misclassification is always in the direction from partial or fully vaccinated status to unvaccinated status. The model predicts a disproportionate effect of vaccination status misclassification on the apparent vaccine efficacy when population vaccination rates are high.
Category: General Science and Philosophy

The Great Filter Theory

Authors: Clark M. Thomas
Comments: 5 Pages.

The Great Filter Theory has little to do with anywall or physical filter. It is a "probability filter" for life forms on any habitable planet. Intelligent lives capable of communicating across nearby portions of the Milky Way will face the existential challenge of passing through their own filter. If failure to pass is common, it would provide one likely solution to the Fermi Paradox. What future is increasingly probable for highly intelligent human beings on our blue planet as we push ourselves toward the test?
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The Beginning

Authors: P. I. Ponomarenko
Comments: 5 Pages. In Russian

The stage of the universe preceding the hypothetical "Big Bang" is comprehended: - the first law of the universe is substantiated and formulated; - the characteristics of the First Being (First Basis) are given, its criteria are defined; - the "mechanics" of the binary logic of the first Being is defined; - the essence of the Semantic load of the algorithmic (logical) potential of the primordial, as a logical Template of the universe, is revealed.
Category: General Science and Philosophy

A Formal Approach to Assessing Relevance of Scientific Publications Building on Citation Count

Authors: Ricardo Alvira
Comments: 21 Pages. License CC BY NC ND

Introduction: The need to evaluate the relevance or value of scientific research for the scientific community and society using objective criteria has led to a generalization of the use of indexes -directly or indirectly- based on accounting for the number of times that published research results are cited by other researchers. However, the consistency of these indexes is challenged by an increasing number of experts. This paper reviews the existing indices, highlighting several contradictions, and explains two alternative indexes which provide a more consistent assessment of relevance based on the received citation.

Method: A formal or axiomatic method is followed, stating a system of axioms based on contri-butions in the framework of economic theory. In addition, an empirical test is carried out by re-viewing two samples of journals and comparing the results of the most commonly used indexes against the proposed indexes.

Analysis & Results: While no currently used index fulfils the proposed axioms, two indexes are explained that satisfy all the axioms. Besides, the empirical review shows that proposed indexes have high correlations with the most relevant variables and most currently used indexes.

Conclusions: The axiomatic approach allows us to highlight some important shortcomings of the indices currently used for citation evaluation, as well as the greater consistency of the two herein proposed indices.
Category: General Science and Philosophy

Properties of Elementary Particles, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy

Authors: Thomas Joel Buckholtz
Comments: 66 pages

This paper suggests new elementary particles, a specification for dark matter, and modeling regarding dark-energy phenomena. Thereby, this paper explains data that other modeling seems not to explain. Suggestions include some methods for interrelating properties of objects, some catalogs of properties, a method for cataloging elementary particles, a catalog of all known and some method-predicted elementary particles, neutrino masses, quantitative explanations for observed ratios of non-ordinary-matter effects to ordinary-matter effects, qualitative explanations for gaps between data and popular modeling regarding the rate of expansion of the universe, and insight regarding galaxy formation and evolution. Key assumptions include that nature includes six isomers of most elementary particles and that stuff that has bases in five isomers underlies dark-matter effects. Key new modeling uses integer-arithmetic equations; stems from, augments, and does not disturb successful popular modeling; and helps explain aspects and data regarding general physics, elementary-particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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The Theory on the Limits of Things Part 4: The Definition of Philosophy (In Chinese)

Authors: Ding Jian
Comments: 9 Pages.

Reasoning is a necessary condition of philosophy. And inertia is shown to be characterized by continuity, which is a necessary condition for reasoning in reality. There is continuity between truth and the corresponding objective things, which has always been an absence in philosophy. It is precisely because of this absence that ambiguity occurs when a reasoning process in reality reaches between being and non-being. Thereby leading to the definition for "philosophy" has been in an inconclusive dilemma. Philosophy is the reasons summed up by human beings in the processes of exploring the laws of nature and gradually cognizing truths. These reasons can involve all knowledge, according to whether they exist in reality to distinguish different domains, which can be divided into three parts: science, metaphysics and mathematics. Truth must have absoluteness and immutability, does not exist in reality, and belongs to the category of metaphysics. Therefore, in the category of metaphysics, only those contents that have continuity with the corresponding objective things in reality, have the necessary condition for belonging to philosophy. Once in this way to define what are contained in metaphysics, the definition for "philosophy" will come naturally. In the reality, everything contains two sides that are both opposite and unified. And as "background", metaphysics is also indispensable. Otherwise, it is impossible to clearly distinguish the two opposing sides and reach a consensus, thereby ignoring the continuity that exists between truth and the corresponding objective things. Therefore, the unity of opposites should be a ternary theory. The three are indispensable, cause and effect to each other, co-birth and co-annihilation.
Category: General Science and Philosophy