Truth and beauty in physics and biology
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DOI: 10.1038/s41567-020-01132-9
Abstract: Physicists and biologists have different conceptions of beauty. A better appreciation of these differences may bring the disciplines closer and help develop a more integrated view of life. read more here.
Keywords: truth beauty; physics; biology; physics biology ... See more keywords
Writing creatively to catch flickers of ‘truth’ and beauty
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DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2020.1726966
Abstract: This paper examines creative writing in academia through writing as a form of inquiry. Writing about lived experiences is a creative and empathetic form of ontology that unravels the flickers of ‘t... read more here.
Keywords: ontology; truth beauty; catch flickers; flickers truth ... See more keywords
The truth and beauty of chemical potentials
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DOI: 10.1111/jmg.12484
Abstract: This essay in honour of Mike Brown addresses aspects of chemical equilibrium and equilibration in rocks, with a focus on the role that chemical potentials play. Chemical equilibrium is achieved by diffusive flattening of chemical… read more here.
Keywords: equilibration volume; chemical potentials; equilibration; equilibrium ... See more keywords
Guest Editorial: Truth, beauty, and supergravity
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DOI: 10.1119/1.4994807
Abstract: I begin with a warning: theoretical physics is an edifice built over the centuries by some of mankind's greatest minds, using ever more complicated and sophisticated concepts and mathematics to cover phenomena on scales billions… read more here.
Keywords: editorial truth; guest editorial; truth beauty; physics ... See more keywords