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re: QM reading list

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From: David Ashley Rountree
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 04:31
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Jimbo, 

You might consider, after reading about philosophical implications of QM,
reading about philosophical implications of non-linear dynamic theory ("chaos").
A relatively new branch of physics (and other disciplines), it allows 
quantum-level uncertainty variations to have macroscopic effects.  Another
interesting feature from the philosophical standpoint is that some features of
a dynamic system cannot be deduced from the properties of the parts - these 
features arise in the interactions between parts.  I don't know if 
philosophical works have been written on non-linear dynamic theory, but
if not, you could just explore the subject itself -- it was much 
easier for me to understand than quantum.

                                  
                                   
                                   Dave

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David Ashley Rountree
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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From: gt9270b@prism.gatech.EDU (David Ashley Rountree)
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Subject: re: QM reading list
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Date: 21 Jan 93 04:31:53 GMT
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