Linear thermodynamics and non-linear phenomena in fluids

Author(s):  
J. Verhás
Sofia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
Francesco Maria Ferrari

The main aim of this work is to depict the interconnection of the most relvantformal concepts of modal logic and category theory, i.e., bisimulation andduality, arising from the mathematical analysis of physical processes and toshow their relevance with respect to some foundational issues related to the actual ontological debates. Current foundamental physics concerns the non-linear thermodynamics of the quantum eld, whose range is made of far from equilibrium systems and whose basic mechanism of symmetries (patterns) formation supposes the spontaneous breaking of symmetries (SBS). SBS implies that such systems reach unpredictable states. Thus, evolutive and/or far from equilibrium systems are to be conceived primarily as processes and just in a secondary way as objects, for the information they display is always incomplete with respect to their evolution. Formally, this is due to their non-linear mathematical behaviour.This make a question about the ontology of such systems, given thatthe actual most widespread ontologies conceive existent entities just as objects(actualist ontologies). It is claimed that the fundamental dierence and advantage of category theoretic approach to foundation is that, instead of considering objects and operations for what they 'are', as it is in set theory, in and through category theory we are considering them for what they 'do'. This, of course, would constitute a signicative shifting in mathematical philosophy and in foundationof mathematical physics: from a Platonic to an Aristotelian ontology ofmathematics (and, then, of physics). Actually, providing a contribution to thisvery shift is what this paper want to be focused on. In fact, the implicit pointthe present investigation is concerned with is how to treat the potential innite:the modalization of the existence of each object of the domain of quanticationmeans a potentially innite variation of the domain of quantication. The Aristotelian notion of potentiality diers with the usual one (employed by Platonism and/or formalism and/or conceptualism) inasmuch it does not presupposes any actuality. For instance, it is well known that the Platonic presupposition of set theory consists in the fact "that each potential innite, if it is rigorously applicable mathematically, presupposes an actual innite" [Hallett (1984, p. 25)]. In turn, the formalist notion of (absolute) completeness derives directly from that, if only for the actuality of the information a formal system was intended to dispaly.


1970 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Pal ◽  
M.P. Gupta

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jekaterina Erenpreisa ◽  
Alessandro Giuliani

The apparent lack of success in curing cancer that was evidenced in the last four decades of molecular medicine indicates the need for a global re-thinking both its nature and the biological approaches that we are taking in its solution. The reductionist, one gene/one protein method that has served us well until now, and that still dominates in biomedicine, requires complementation with a more systemic/holistic approach, to address the huge problem of cross-talk between more than 20,000 protein-coding genes, about 100,000 protein types, and the multiple layers of biological organization. In this perspective, the relationship between the chromatin network organization and gene expression regulation plays a fundamental role. The elucidation of such a relationship requires a non-linear thermodynamics approach to these biological systems. This change of perspective is a necessary step for developing successful ‘tumour-reversion’ therapeutic strategies.


1967 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 105-176
Author(s):  
Robert F. Christy

(Ed. note: The custom in these Symposia has been to have a summary-introductory presentation which lasts about 1 to 1.5 hours, during which discussion from the floor is minor and usually directed at technical clarification. The remainder of the session is then devoted to discussion of the whole subject, oriented around the summary-introduction. The preceding session, I-A, at Nice, followed this pattern. Christy suggested that we might experiment in his presentation with a much more informal approach, allowing considerable discussion of the points raised in the summary-introduction during its presentation, with perhaps the entire morning spent in this way, reserving the afternoon session for discussion only. At Varenna, in the Fourth Symposium, several of the summaryintroductory papers presented from the astronomical viewpoint had been so full of concepts unfamiliar to a number of the aerodynamicists-physicists present, that a major part of the following discussion session had been devoted to simply clarifying concepts and then repeating a considerable amount of what had been summarized. So, always looking for alternatives which help to increase the understanding between the different disciplines by introducing clarification of concept as expeditiously as possible, we tried Christy's suggestion. Thus you will find the pattern of the following different from that in session I-A. I am much indebted to Christy for extensive collaboration in editing the resulting combined presentation and discussion. As always, however, I have taken upon myself the responsibility for the final editing, and so all shortcomings are on my head.)


Optimization ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-559
Author(s):  
L. Gerencsér

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