Aethertheories in physics propose the existence of a medium, the Aether classical element aether also ... of electromagnetic waves. The assorted aethertheories embody the various conceptions of this Medium optics medium and Substance theory substance . This early modern aether has little in common with the Aether classical element aether of classical elements from which the name was borrowed. Theories Although hypotheses of the aether vary somewhat in detail they all have certain characteristics in common. Theories were first proposed in the 19th century which considered aether to be a physical ... s A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity . PDF format Maxwell, James Clerk ..., Edmund Taylor year 1910 title A History of the theories of aether and electricity edition 1 place ... Citation author Schaffner, Kenneth F. year 1972 title Nineteenth century aethertheories publisher ... Britannica , Thirteenth Edition 1926 . Category Aethertheories ... essential feature is that the properties of the aether give rise to electric and magnetic phenomena ... propagating effects are determined by the physical properties of the aether at the relevant location ... waves. The aether is considered the overall reference frame for the universe and thus velocities are all ... , interviewed by Paul Davies in The Ghost in the Atom has suggested that an aether theory might help ... with relativity, and could produce an aether theory perfectly consistent with the Michelson Morley experiment . Bell suggests the aether was wrongly rejected on purely philosophical grounds what ... us to deny the Aether. We may assume the existence of an Aether . Luminiferous aether main Luminiferous aether History of special relativity In the 19th century, luminiferous aether or ether , meaning light bearing aether, was the term used to describe a medium for the propagation of light ... through the aether, and had failed to do so. A range of proposed Aether drag hypothesis aether dragging ... more details
wiktionary aether ether Aether , ther or ether may refer to tocright Metaphysics and mythology Aether classical element , the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere Aether mythology was the personification of the upper sky , space and heaven, in Greek mythology Science and engineering Aether classical element , a concept, historically, used in science as a medium and in philosophy as a substance Aethertheories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and very early modern physics which suppose a fifth element Luminiferous aether , in early physics considered to be the medium through which light propagates Ether , a class of chemical compounds, or specifically Diethyl ether , which has the common name ether Games Aether video game Aether video game , a 2008 puzzle game Aether, a fictional planet, main setting for the 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2 Echoes Aether, a name of a move used in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl , Fire Emblem Path of Radiance , and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn Aether, a gather able object in Aion video game Aion Aether, a sub species form of Sariel in the PlayStation Portable game God Eater Aether, written on the walls in Call of Duty World at War Zombies and Call of Duty Black Ops der riese. The Aether, a user created custom mod for Minecraft . The Aetherium, a chaotic, mechanized dimension parallel to Earth seen in the 1999 video game Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Music Artists Ether band , Welsh rock band 1996 1999 Ether, US based Australian rock group better known as Memento band Memento , disbanded 2007 Albums Aether album Aether album ,a 2001 album by Australian jazz trio The Necks Ether Babble album Ether Babble ... Nas Aether , a track from the 1998 album Lead and Aether by Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism Aether , a track from the 2009 album Without Sinking by Hildur Gu nad ttir Other Ether Book of Mormon ... es ter eo Etero fa fr ther fy Eter ko hr Eter io Etero he la Aether ... more details
aether dragging theories could explain the null result but these were more complex, and tended ... s aether hypothesis arose from the juxtaposition of the two well established theories of Newtonian ... these theories resemble the 19th century aethertheories in name only. For example, the founder of quantum .... ref group B name kosta ref group B name stach ref group B name kostb Aether concepts Aethertheories .... review of aethertheories, among other topics ref ref name einsta Citation author A. Einstein year ...Image AetherWind.svg thumb 327px The luminiferous aether it was hypothesised that the Earth moves through a medium of aether that carries light In the late 19th century, luminiferous aether , ther or ether , meaning light bearing Aether classical element aether , was the term used to describe a Transmission ... at the time. ref Following the negative outcome of aether drift experiments like the Michelson Morley experiment , the concept of aether as a mechanical medium having a state of motion lost adherents ... theory . The history of light and aether See also Timeline of luminiferous aether To Robert Boyle in the 17th century, a little before Isaac Newton, the aether was a probable hypothesis and consisted ... do not know what this Aether is , but that if it consists of particles then they must be exceedingly ... was a wave propagating through an aether, but Newton rejected this idea. The main reason for his rejection ... in the context of an aether based theory of light was regarded as more problematic, because it requires that the aether be stationary even as the Earth moves through it&mdash precisely the problem that led ... , and thus required Huygens s idea of an aether gas permeating all space. However, a transverse ... of longitudinal waves suggested that the aether had negative compressibility. George ... interpretation, developing a model in which the aether might be by analogy with pine ... physics see Galilean Newtonian relativity , the aether was hypothesized as the absolute and unique ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Lead and Aether Type Album Artist Skepticism band Skepticism Cover lead & aether cover.jpg Released 1998 Genre Doom metal Funeral doom Funeral doom metal Length 47 49 Label Red Stream Inc Producers Red Stream Inc and Skepticism Reviews Last album Ethere br 1997 This album Lead and Aether br 1998 Next album Aes album Aes br 1999 Lead and Aether is the second album by the Finland Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism band Skepticism . The second track The March and the Stream is dedicated to Iia , 1976 1996. Track listing The Organium 6 41 The March and the Stream 10 35 The Falls 8 44 Forge 5 49 Edges 6 11 Aether 9 47 DEFAULTSORT Lead And Aether Category Skepticism albums Category 1998 albums it Lead and Aether ru Lead and Aether ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Aether Type Album Artist The Necks Cover Aether album .jpg Released 2001 Recorded 2000 Genre Improvised music Length 63 49 Label Fish of Milk Producer Last album Hanging Gardens The Necks album Hanging Gardens br 1999 This album Aether br 2001 Next album Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab br 2002 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score rating 4.5 5 ref http www.allmusic.com album r573417 Allmusic Review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Aether is the eighth album by Australia n improvised music trio The Necks first released on the Fish of Milk label in 2001 and later on the ReR label internationally. The album features a single hour long track, titled Aether , performed by Chris Abrahams , Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck musician Tony Buck . Allmusic review calls it their most mature, captivating album. Strongly recommended. . ref Couture, F. Allmusic class album id r573417 pure url yes Aether review Allmusic accessed 13 January 2009. ref Track listing Aether 60 30 All compositions by The Necks Personnel Chris Abrahams piano Lloyd Swanton Double bass bass Tony Buck musician Tony Buck Drum kit drums References Reflist Category 2001 albums Category The Necks albums ... more details
, Wikt aer aer breathed by mortals. Like Tartarus and Erebos, Aether may have had shrines in Hella ... , Aether was the son of Erebus and Nyx mythology Nyx , and the brother of Hemera . ref name Theoi The aether was also known as Zeus s defensive wall, the boundary that locked Tartarus from the rest of the cosmos . Alcman Accoding to the poet Alcman , Aether was the father of Ouranos , the god of the sky. While Aether was the personification of the upper air, Ouranos was literally the sky itself ... genealogies. It begins as follows Ex Caligine Chaos. Ex Chao et Caligine Nox Dies Erebus Aether ... that Aether was the son of Erebus . However, Damascius says that Aether, Erebus and Chaos cosmogony ... and finer ones floated above and became the Bright Air Aether and or Ouranos and the rarefied Wind ... nl Aether ja no Aither nn Eter pl Eter mitologia pt ter mitologia ro Aether ru simple Aether sk Aiter sr sh Eter mitologija fi Aither sv Aither tr Aether uk ... more details
nofootnotes date December 2011 Aether Records was an Indianapolis, Indiana based record label that reissued rare rock records from the 1960s and 1970s as well as contemporary music in a neo psychedelic style. Aether Records grew out of the OR Records label which was founded in Indianapolis in 1993 by two local collectors Jade Hubertz and Stan Denski joined by a third partner, Rick Wilkerson, the following year who reissued the 1977 album Into You by the Indianapolis band, McKay in an edition of 300 vinyl copies in 1993. Releases A total of fourteen 12 inch records, one 10 inch record, one 7 inch record and 3 CDs were released on the OR Records label McKay Into You Rayne Same McKay Into You Take Two Smokin Willie Same Locksley Hall Same Wildfire Smokine Fairfield Sky Same Dawnwind Looking Back on the Future Anonymous Inside the Shadow J Rider No Longer Anonymous Many Bright Things Same box set edition of 300 copies Windopane See? LP & CD Windopane Lucky Catatonia LP & CD George Brigman & Split I Can Hear the Ants Dance sup 1 sup Creamy Same Problematics Blown Out 10 inch Chrome Hudson Downtown Beirut Nothin 7 inch single McKay IntoYou CD plus bonus Ten LPs and six CDs were released on the Aether and Aether Archives label The Aether Records Box sup 2 sup Tombstone Vallentine Hidden World Many Bright Things Birds Of Impossible Color sup 3 sup In The Summer Of The Mushroom Honey Same Kaminamata Yohji Katana Mushroom Same Vas Deferens Organization Saturation Vas Deferens Organization Zyzzybaloubab double LP pressed at 45 rpm Mazinga Phaser Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night The Aether Limited Vinyl Series Box sup 4 sup 4 LPs The Aether Records Sampler Set the Controls for the Heart of the Aether. Tombstone Valentine Hidden World CD mix Anonymous J Rider 2 .... The Aether Limited Vinyl Series was a series of 4 albums, each released in pressings of 475 copies ... each of the four albums in the Aether Limited Vinyl Series. References http www.allrecordlabels.com ... more details
, 1659. Pg 221. ref See also Arche . Legacy main Aethertheories While special relativity showed that Maxwell s equations do not require the aether, there were some early modern aethertheories , however, the early modern aether has little in common with the aether of classical elements from which the name was borrowed and the aethertheories are scientifically obsolete. See also Akasha Plane esotericism ... elements Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Aether. Specific DEFAULTSORT Aether Classical Element Category Classical elements Category Obsolete scientific theories Category Aethertheories ca ter element de ...classic element According to ancient and History of science in the Middle Ages medieval science aether Greek lang grc aith r ref ether . The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language . 4th ed. Boston Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ref , also spelled ther or ether , is the material that fills the region of the universe above the Sublunary sphere terrestrial sphere . Mythological origins main Aether mythology The word lang grc aith r in Homeric Greek means pure, fresh air or clear sky , imagined in Greek mythology to be the pure essence where the gods lived and which they breathed, analogous to the air breathed by mortals also personified as a deity, Aether mythology Aether , the son of Erebus and Nyx mythology Nyx . It is related to lang grc to incinerate ref Julius Pokorny ... s Timaeus dialogue Timaeus St 55c Plato described aether as that which God used in the delineation of the universe. Aristotle Plato s student at the Akademia included aether in the system of the classical ... bodies moved in circles. In Aristotle s system aether had no qualities was neither hot, cold ... 9. ref Medieval scholastic philosophers granted aether changes of density, in which the bodies of the planets ..., pp. 422 428, ISBN 0 521 56509 X. ref Robert Fludd stated that the aether was of the character that it was subtler than light . Fludd cites the 3rd century view of Plotinus , concerning the aether ... more details
banished any form of aether dragging, and finally with the work of Albert Einstein 1905 whose theory of special relativity doesn t contain the aether as a mechanical medium at all. ref name whit Citation author Whittaker, Edmund Taylor year 1910 title A History of the theories of aether and electricity ... Stokes Mistake Category Aethertheories Category History of physics Category History of ideas Category ...Technical date July 2011 In the 19th century, the theory of the luminiferous aether as the hypothetical ... concerning the state of motion of Earth with respect to this medium. The aether drag hypothesis dealt with the question whether the luminiferous aether is dragged by or entrained within moving matter. According to the first variant no relative motion exists between Earth and aether according ... of this motion aether wind , which should be measurable by instruments at rest on Earth s surface. Specific aether models were invented by Augustin Jean Fresnel who in 1818 proposed that the aether ... Stokes in 1845, in which the aether is completely entrained within or in the vicinity of matter. While ... physics 0412055 bibcode 2005EJPh...26..195F doi 10.1088 0143 0807 26 1 020 ref Partial aether dragging ... varied as the glass moved through the aether to strike the incoming waves at different velocities ... of the aether along with it so that ..the aether is in excess inside the prism . ref Citation author ... math rho e math is the aether density in the environment, math rho g math is the aether density in the glass and math v math is the velocity of the prism with respect to the aether. The factor math 1 ... be dependent on the density of the aether. This is known as the Fresnel drag coefficient . The velocity ... stationary aether that is dragged by substances such as glass but not by air. Its success favoured the wave theory of light over the previous corpuscular theory. Problems of partial aether dragging ... of this coefficient also the negative result of all aether drift experiments sensible enough ... more details
A Fresh Look Category Aethertheories Category Culture related timelines Luminiferous aether ...Use mdy dates date September 2010 The timeline of luminiferous aether begins in the late 19th century with the concept of luminiferous aether Luminiferous aether light bearing aether , or ether , as a Transmission medium medium for Electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic propagation. The aether was assumed ... the famous null result . Further experiments were in general agreement and by the 1920s the aether ... theory of light , which proposes light is a transverse wave travelling in an aether, thereby explaining ... theory and Fresnel s wave theory both assume an aether exists, albeit for different reasons. From ... 1830 Fresnel develops a formula for predicting and measuring aether dragging by massive objects ... require the Earth not to drag the aether in order to be visible. George Gabriel Stokes becomes a champion ..., although he does not comment on this. Nevertheless this is seen as very strong evidence for aether .... He too sees no effect. It appears that aether is not dragged by mass. Citation Needed date March ... date March 2011 1878 to 1880 Maxwell suggests absolute velocity of Earth in aether may be optically ... result. A small drift is seen, but it is too small to support any fixed aether theory, and is so small ... are null due to changes in the length in the direction of travel through the aether. 1892 Oliver Lodge demonstrates that aether drag is invisible around rapidly moving celestial bodies. 1895 Lorentz ... of moving bodies in the aether. 1903 the Trouton Noble experiment , based on an entirely different ... data is published. Test of the Contraction Hypothesis has negative results. Test for aether dragging ... the Lorentz transformations. His model was still based on Lorentz s ether, but he argues that this aether ... was considered excellent evidence for aether at the time, but was later explained via general relativity ... aether dragging. 1915 Einstein publishes on the general relativity general theory of relativity . 1919 ... more details
, et al. See also Aethertheories Modern searches for Lorentz violation References cite book author ... as of 2004. External links http arxiv.org find all 1 all AND theory AND Einstein aether 0 1 0 all 0 1 Einstein aether theory on arxiv.org Category Aethertheories Category Theories of gravitation ... and Matthew Schwartz. Einstein ther theories provide a concrete example of a theory with broken ... It is still not known whether Einstein ther theories exist as quantum theories. One immediate concern ... equation , one needs to make recourse to the equations of motion. This is in contrast with theories ... theories. They have found that the resulting Goldstone boson leads to, among other things, a new ... more details
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article. The theories of the etiology of dyslexia have and are evolving with each new generation of dyslexia researchers, and the more recent theories of dyslexia tend to enhance one or more of the older theories as understanding of the nature of dyslexia evolves. Theories should not be viewed ... a variety of research perspectives and background. ref name theories Cite journal author Ramus F, Rosen S, Dakin SC title Theories of developmental dyslexia insights from a multiple case study of dyslexic ... name theories ref Cite journal author Nicolson RI, Fawcett AJ title Procedural learning difficulties ... includes learning the grapheme phoneme relationships when reading text. ref name theories ref ... and tactile Stimulus modality modalities . ref name theories ref Cite journal author Ray NJ, Fowler ... theories The speed with which an individual can engage in the rapid automatized naming of familiar .... ref name theories Rapid auditory processing theory The rapid auditory processing theory is an alternative ... and temporal order judgment. ref name theories Visual theory The visual theory represents a traditional ... does not deny the possibility of alternative causes of dyslexia ref name theories Functional Theory ... that eye to where ever they want. References Reflist 2 Dyslexia DEFAULTSORT Theories Of Dyslexia Category Developmental dyslexia Category Learning disabilities Category Neurology Category Theories ... more details
about the History of Science book Theory of everything disambiguation Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Theories for Everything title orig translator image image caption author Bruce Stutz, John Langone and Andrea Gianopoulos illustrator cover artist country language series genre publisher National Geographic Society release date 2006 english release date media type Print Leather Cover and Hard Cover versions pages 408 Deluxe Version isbn 0 7922 3912 1 dewey 509 22 congress Q125 .L29 2006 oclc 70232302 preceded by followed by Theories for Everything subtitled An Illustrated History of Science, From the Invention of Numbers to String Theory is a book, published by the National Geographic Society which details the history of science from its earliest beginnings to the latest discoveries. Available in two versions, Deluxe and Standard, it was available through order to National Geographic Society National Geographic members and on the online shop. It was co authored by Bruce Stutz, Andrea Gianopoulos and John Langone to whom it was dedicated to. The book is subdivided into six chapters, each focusing on a specific area of science and highlights the achievements of past scientists. Chapters Introduction Bruce Stutz The Heavens Andrea Gianopoulos The Human Body John Langone Matter and Energy Bruce Stutz Life Itself Bruce Stutz Earth and Moon Andrea Gianopoulos Mind and Behaviour John Langone Category Science books Category 2006 books Category National Geographic Society books ... more details
Various theories of victimology exist, each with the aim of explaining why certain people become victims of crimes, and why others do not. Some people view some theories in a negative light, believing that to conjecture as to the causes of victimisation is tantamount to victim blaming blaming the victim for crime, at least partly. ref name web Cite web title Victimology Theory accessdate 2010 09 03 url http faculty.ncwc.edu mstevens 300 300lecturenote01.htm ref Abuse in general The lifestyle exposure theory is a model of victimology that posits that the likelihood an individual will suffer a personal victimization depends heavily upon the concept of life style. The lifestyle theory is constructed upon several premises. The most important of the premises are The uneven distribution of criminal victimization across space and time. This translates to the occurrence of high risk places and high risk times. Offenders do not constitute a representative sample of the general population. This translates to the occurrence of high risk persons. Lifestyle determines the likelihood of personal victimization through the intervening variables of exposure and associatoin. People are not equally exposed to high risk places and times, and they vary in the degree to which they associate with high risk persons. This translates to a persons lifestyle influencing the exposure and association with high risk persons. ref name web Abuse towards women The interpersonal model describes violence against women as a consequence of individual psychology and abnormal interpersonal relations. ref name rosenberg124 Rosenberg 1991 , pg. 124 ref The family violence model explains the phenomenon more in terms of socioeconomic and educational factors. ref name rosenberg124 Finally, the gender politics model is an attempt to schematise abuse of women as attempts by males in general to maintain their position of power over females. ref name rosenberg124 See also Abuse Victimology References references Bibliography ... more details
Essay like date January 2010 There are a number of theories attempting to address technology , which tend to be associated with the disciplines of Science and Technology Studies science and technology studies STS and communication studies . Most generally, the theories attempt to address the relationship between technology and society and prompt questions about Structure and agency agency , Technological Determinism determinism autonomy , and teleonomy . If forced, one might categorize them into social and group theories. Additionally, one might distinguish between descriptive and critical theories. Descriptive theories attempt to address the definition and substance of technology, the ways it has emerged, changed and its relation to the human social sphere. More substantively it addresses the extent of which technology is autonomous and how much force it has in determining human practice or social structure. Critical theories of technology often take a descriptive theory as their basis and articulate concerns, examining what way the relationship can be changed. The authors mentioned in this article are those that have some concern with technology or media, though they often borrow from one another and of course build upon seminal theorists that preceded them. Social theories Descriptive ... theory Critical theories Values in Design asks how do we ensure a place for values alongside technical ... theories. For example, Steve Woolgar 1991 considers technology as text in order to critique ... . Group theories There are also a number of technology related theories that address how media technology affects group processes. Broadly, these theories are concerned with the social effects of communication ... to use what medium effectively . Other theories social presence, SIDE, media naturalness are concerned ... explanation for these deindividuation effects based on theories of social identity e.g., Turner ... . Analytic theories Finally, there are theories of technology which are not defined or claimed ... more details
WARNINGS ONLY AFTER THE OMISSION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. USER ANDRIES 17 MARCH 2008 Theory Theories ... and what is its function. ref name Robert A page 49 Robert A. Segal Segal, Robert A. Theories ... of Religion Routledge 2005 ref This article is about Social science social scientific theories ... Prescientific theories have been proposed since presocratic times. ref name Robert A page 49 Segal ... by Theories of religion Clifford Geertz Geertz among others, about the question of whether it is possible to provide a general theory of all religions. ref Pals, page 9 ref Classification of theories of religions Theories of religion can be classified into. ref Pals, page 12 ref Substantive or essentialist theories that focus on the contents of religions and the meaning the contents has for people ... to them. Theories of religion Edward Burnett Tylor and James George Frazer The theories by Tylor and Frazer focusing on the explanatory value of religion for its adherents , Theories ... experiences that are both fascinating and terrifying and Theories of religion Mircea Eliade ... for patterns in mythology in various religions are examples of substantive theories. Functional and in a stronger form Reductionism reductionist theories that focuses on the social or psychological ... . ref name Pals, page Pals, page ? ref Theories of religion Karl Marx Theories by Karl Marx role of religion in capitalist and pre capitalist societies , Theories of religion Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud psychology psychological origin of religious beliefs , Theories of religion mile Durkheim and functionalism mile Durkheim social function of religions , and the Theories of religion Rodney Stark and William Sims Bainbridge theory by Stark and Bainbridge are examples of functional theories. ref name hirr.hartsem.edu Nielsen 1998 ref This approach tends to be static, with the exception of Theories of religion Karl Marx Marx theory , and unlike e.g. Theories of religion Max Weber Weber s approach ... more details
Merge from Laughter in literature date December 2010 There are many theories of humor which attempt to explain what humour humor is, what social function it serves, and what would be considered humorous. It would be very difficult to explain humor to a hypothetical person who did not have a sense of humor already. In fact, to such a person humor would appear to be quite strange if not outright irrational behavior. Among the prevailing types of theories that attempt to account for the existence of humor there are psychology psychological theories, the vast majority of which consider humor to be very healthy behavior there are Spiritualism beliefs spiritual theories which may, for instance consider humor to be a gift from God there are also theories that consider humor to be an unexplainable mystery, very much like a mysticism mystical experience . ref Raymond Smullyan , The Planet Without Laughter , This Book Needs No Title ref Although various classical theories of humor and laughter may be found, in contemporary academic literature three theories of humor appear repeatedly relief theory, superiority theory, and incongruity theory ref Buijzen, M., Valkenburg, P. M. 2004 . Developing a Typology of Humor in Audiovisual Media . Media Psychology, 6 , 147 167. ref Among current humor researchers, there is no consensus about which of these three theories of humor is most viable. ref Buijzen ... s, in things juxtaposed simultaneously, is still in vogue. This is often debated against theories ... recent development in the theory of laughter. ref Salvatore Attardo 1994 Linguistic Theories ... theories of humor and many specific jokes. They propose the theory that humor evolved because it strengthens ... The BVT integrates seemingly disparate theories of humor to predict that humor occurs when three ... Theories of Humour Take Theories of Humour quiz at Wikiversity Philosophy topics Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Theories Of Humor Category Humor research Category Theories of aesthetics ... more details
electromagnetism Theories of cloaking discusses various theories based on science and research , for producing an electromagnetic cloaking device cloak of invisibility . Theories presented employ metamaterial cloaking transformation optics , event cloaking, dipolar scattering cancellation, tunneling light transmittance, sensors and active sources, and acoustic metamaterials acoustic cloaking . A cloaking device is one where the purpose of the transformation is to hide something, so that a defined region of space is invisibility invisibly isolated from passing electromagnetic fields see Metamaterial cloaking ref name Eng space Cite journal last1 Kildishev first1 A. V. last2 Shalaev first2 V. M. year 2007 title Engineering space for light via transformation optics url http cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu shalaev Publication list files OL 2033 20 1 20January 202007.pdf journal Optics Letters volume 33 issue 1 pages 43 45 bibcode 2008OptL...33...43K doi 10.1364 OL.33.000043 accessdate 2010 02 14 ref ref name TLTC 1 or sound waves. Objects in the defined location are still present, but incident waves are guided around them without being affected by the object itself. Along with this basic cloak of invisibility invisibility cloak , other related concepts have been proposed in peer review ed, scientific article s, and are discussed here. Naturally, some of the theories discussed here also employ metamaterials, either metamaterial electromagnetic or acoustic metamaterials acoustic , although often in a different manner than the original demonstration and its successor, the broad band cloak . The first electromagnetic cloak The first electromagnetic cloaking device was produced in 2006, using produced with gradient index metamaterial s. This has led to the burgeoning field of transformation ... device not gravitational are derived from cloaking theories has potential applications for advancing ... part of these theories. Up to this point, only mathematical theoretical solutions have been achieved ... more details
orphan date May 2008 Theories on the causes of poverty are the foundation upon which poverty reduction strategies are based. While in developed nations poverty is often seen as either a personal or a structural defect, in developing nations the issue of poverty is more profound due to the lack of governmental funds. Some theories on poverty in the developing world focus on cultural characteristics as a retardant of further development. Other theories focus on social and political aspects that perpetuate poverty perceptions of the poor has a significant impact on the design and execution of programs to alleviate poverty. Causes of poverty in the United States Poverty as a personal failing When it comes to poverty in the United States , there are two main lines of thought. The most common line of thought within the U.S. is that a person is poor because of personal traits. ref name rank full harvnb Rank Yoon Herschl 2003 pp full 3 29 . ref These traits in turn have caused the person to fail. Supposed traits range from personality characteristics, such as laziness, to educational levels. Despite this range, it is always viewed as the individual s personal failure not to climb out of poverty. This thought pattern stems from the idea of meritocracy and its entrenchment within U.S. thought. Meritocracy, according to Katherine S. Newman is the view that those who are worthy are rewarded and those who fail to reap rewards must also lack self worth. ref harvnb Newman 1999 p 16 . ref This does not mean that all followers of meritocracy believe that a person in poverty deserves their low standard of living. Rather the underlying ideas of personal failure show in the resistance to social and economic programs such as welfare a poor individual s lack of prosperity shows a personal failing and should not be compensated or justified by the state. Poverty as a structural failing CITEREFRankYoonHershl2003 Rank, Yoon, and Herschl 2003 present a contrary argument to the idea that personal ... more details
model of the universe places the Earth at the centre. Superseded theories Biology Spontaneous generation ... characteristics first theories of evolution. Not supported by experiment, and rendered obsolete by Darwinian ... chromosome theory first genetical theories. Not invalidated as such, but subsumed into molecular ... physics Luminiferous aether failed to be detected by the sufficiently sensitive Michelson Morley ... Purely Static electricity electrostatic theories of the Potential difference generation of voltage differences ... accurate. Luminiferous aether theory Steady State Theory , a model developed by Hermann Bondi , Thomas ... Theories now considered to be incomplete Here are theories that are no longer considered the most ... conditions. For some theories a more complete model is known, but in practical use the coarser approximation ... as pseudoscience pseudoscience DEFAULTSORT Superseded Scientific Theories Category Obsolete scientific theories Category History of science ar es Teor a cient fica obsoleta ... more details
The received view of theories is a position in the philosophy of science that identifies a scientific theory with a set of propositions which are considered to be linguistic objects, such as axiom axioms . Frederick Suppe describes the position of the received view by saying that it identifies scientific theories with an axiomatic calculi in which theoretical terms are given a partial observation interpretation by mean of correspondence rules. ref Suppe, Frederick 1989 , The Semantic Conception of Theories and Scientific Realism. Urbana University of Illinois Press. p. 38 ref The received view is generally associated with the logical positivism logical empiricists . Recently, the received view of theories has been displaced by the semantic view of theories as the dominant position in theory formulation in the philosophy of science. Notes references philosophy of science philo stub Category Metatheory of science Category Logical positivism ... more details
Test theories of special relativity give a mathematical framework for analyzing results of experiments to verify special relativity . An experiment to test the theory of relativity cannot assume the theory is true, and therefore needs some other framework of assumptions that are wider than those of relativity. For example a test theory may have a different postulate about light concerning one way speed of light vs. two way speed of light, it may have a preferred frame of reference, and may violate Lorentz invariance in many different ways. Test theories predicting different experimental results from Einstein s special relativity, are Robertson s test theory 1949 , and the Mansouri Sexl theory 1977 which is equivalent to Robertson s theory. ref name Zhang Cite journal author Zhang, Yuan Zhong year 1995 title Test theories of special relativity journal General Relativity and Gravitation volume 27 issue 5 pages 475 493 doi 10.1007 BF02105074 bibcode 1995GReGr..27..475Z ref ref cite book name Zhang author Zhang, Yuan Zhong year 1997 title Special Relativity and Its Experimental Foundations publisher World Scientific isbn 9789810227494 ref ref Cite journal author Anderson, R. Vetharaniam, I. Stedman, G. E. year 1998 title Conventionality of synchronisation, gauge dependence and test theories of relativity journal Physics Reports volume 295 issue 3 4 pages 93 180 doi 10.1016 S0370 1573 97 00051 3 bibcode 1998PhR...295...93A ref ref name lam Cite journal author L mmerzahl, Claus Braxmaier, Claus Dittus, Hansj rg M ller, Holger Peters, Achim Schiller, Stephan year 2002 title Kinematical Test Theories for Special Relativity journal International Journal of Modern Physics D volume 11 ... luminiferous aether ether frame in which the speed of light c is isotropic , and t , x , y , z ... tests, both test theories are experimentally equivalent. ref name Zhang ref name lam However ... theory . Experimental tests with RMS Test theories of special relativity are currently used in the evaluation ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Wikify date March 2010 In medical anthropology , naturalistic disease theories are those medical theory theories of illness, present within a culture, which explain diseases and illnesses in impersonal terms. One example of a naturalistic disease theory is the theory expressed in western medicine or biomedicine, which links disease and illness to scientific causes. This leaves any personal liability for the disease out of the equation, and the diseases are attributed to organisms such as bacteria or viruses, accidents, or toxic substances. Other cultures have developed different naturalistic disease theories. One specific example lies in Latin cultures, which place hot or cold classifications on things like food, drink, and environmental conditions. They believe that the combination of hot and cold substances will cause an unbalanced system that leads to disease. Therefore, one is expected not to have a cold drink after taking a hot bath. References Windows on Humanity , Conrad Phillip Kottak, New York McGraw Hill, 2005. DEFAULTSORT Naturalistic Disease Theories Category Cultural anthropology anthropology stub ... more details
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