Essays about: "philosophy of physics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words philosophy of physics.

  1. 1. The Collapse of Decoherence : Can Decoherence Theory Solve The Problems of Measurement?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Materialteori

    Author : Karl Herlin; [2023]
    Keywords : quantum mechanics; quantum physics; philosophy of physics; interpretation of quantum mechanics; measurement problem; problem of preferred basis; problem of non-observability of interference; problem of definite outcomes; environment induced superselection rules; copenhagen interpretation; decoherence; irreducibility of classical concepts;

    Abstract : In this review study, we ask ourselves if decoherence theory can solve the problems of measurement in quantum mechanics. After an introduction to decoherence theory, we present the problem of preferred basis, the problem of non-observability of interference and the problem of definite outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Non-dualism, natural science and what contemporary artistic practices have to say about it

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Jonathan Lystbæk Jørgensen; [2023]
    Keywords : Fine Art; HDK-Valand; Konst; Contemporary art; Bernardo Kastrup;

    Abstract : In this essay I intend to investigate what role contemporary art plays in the exploration of fundamental aspects of reality - and the importance of it. My premise for this text is that dealing with the fundamental aspects of reality has value - the way life is felt and how the world is perceived can be highly dependent on the fundamental understanding of reality. READ MORE

  4. 3. Real-Time Plastic Deformation of Car Bodyworks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Tom Ille; [2021-03-09]
    Keywords : computer graphics; plastic deformation; position based deformation;

    Abstract : Realism in video games is furthered each year. Particularly in racing and driving games, visual realism in the deformation of cars play a larger and larger role for the immersion in a virtual world. With the improvements of modern hardware, a new physically based simulation approach for the deformation of object has emerged. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teknik och Naturvetenskap – sambo eller särbo? : Intervjuer med svenska och israeliska tekniklärare om tekniken och dess förhållande till naturvetenskapen

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Hans Nachmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Technology as a school subject; natural sciences; technological knowledge; teachers; middle school; Teknikämnet; naturvetenskap; teknisk kunskap; lärare; högstadiet;

    Abstract : Teknik som skolämne är, jämfört med många andra skolämnen, en relativt ny företeelse. Detta gäller för Sverige såväl som för resten av världen. De flesta andra skolämnen vilar på en sedan länge etablerad akademisk modersdisciplin. Dessa andra kunskapsområden är väldefinierade och har utvecklat egna ämnesfilosofier. READ MORE

  6. 5. Water Talks : Rewilding craft: restoring relationship through making objects entangled with place

    University essay from Konstfack/Keramik & Glas

    Author : Elin Sundström; [2021]
    Keywords : performativity; place; water; animism; site-responsive; relational; intraaction; natureculture; Rewilding craft; interdisciplinary;

    Abstract : On the brink of a sixth mass extinction, I renegotiate, through crafting, some basic assumptions on which our economy-culture is built, those of separation and dominance. The project Till Källan / Water Talks is based on a method where I ask various places what they would want me to do on site. READ MORE