Essay Abstract
Physics assumptions wrong? Not necessarily, but are inadequate for the original intent of physics, role(s) of: water for life, the electron for light, and a substance for mass. Panpsychism 1, an ancient philosophy, is related to a Russian "troika" (3-horse "forces") acting on a point. Aspects of energies are raised in a swimmer-water dialogue (swimming, feeling, and thinking all use energy, no?) Dr. Tykodi's works2 are of great influence. Thermodynamic entropy increases as heat equilibrium is sought from energies in space, mass, and time. These are connected as an inscribed sphere in a regular tetrahedron coupled by two sets of 4 points, non-collinear. With graphing (tree) possibilities of 6/16, 9/16, and 1/16, they relate, respectively, to 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D space. A dialogue with water discusses dimensionless ratios of the fine structure constant, critical ratios of surface area-to-volume, [A3/V2]1/2 and other factors, under headings: (I) Motion-Growth, (II) Actions-Reactions, (III) Spheres-Tetrahedrons, (IV) Thermodynamics-Kinetics, (V) Mass-Energy, and (VI) Gravity-Charge. End Notes add some insight into Tykodi's work and panpsychism. ________________________________________________________ 1. Erikson, T.A., The Philosophy of Evolution, Ch. 6: Panpsychism and Thermodynamics, Explored, Yash Publishing, (2009) 2. Tykodi, R.J. Thermodynamics of Steady States, Macmillan (1967) & Thermodynamics of systems in non-equilibrium states, Thinkers Press (2002)
Author Bio
Ted Erikson holds a B.S. ChE ('52) and an M.S. Chem ('59) from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Gas-Surface Interaction diploma ('65) from MIT. He spent 23 years at the IIT Research Institute as a Senior Chemist resulting in 2 patents and 9 publications followed by 16 years teaching chemistry, math, and physics in public schools. Water interests evolved from Montana droughts, U.S. Submarine service, record marathon swims and continues in senior swimming events (USMS). Ted's beacon in life is chaos, defined as, "a state of things where chance is supreme", all things considered.
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