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Speculations and Physics

By: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D.

...mbrane Theories Return Negentropic Agents and the Increase of Entropy The Second Law of Thermodynamics predicts the gradual energetic decay of ph... ...ne is more important than any other (in-built) "consideration". Time and the Third Law of Thermodynamics are pitted against Life (as an integral an... ...as the outcome of cosmic acceleration would merely be the culmination of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This is definitely true for our local su... ...cosmic) realm. The wave function (which describes the co-existing, superpositioned, states of the system) "collapses" following an act of measureme... ...e function which are macrocosmically stable and "objective" (known as the "pointer states")? Indeed, pointer States are reminiscent of the "strange... ...ther words, even the most rudimentary act of measurement is likely to probe pointer states. Superpositions are notoriously unstable. Even in the qu... ...overnments on macro-economic matters. Freelance journalist in various media in the United States. 1990 to 1995 President of the Israel chapter of ... ...nia and to the Ministry of Finance. 2001 to 2003 Senior Business Correspondent for United Press International (UPI). 2007 - Associate Editor, Gl... ...cs on Suite 101 and Bellaonline. Columnist and commentator in "The New Presence", United Press International (UPI), InternetContent, eBookWeb, Pop...

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