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Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, Hermann von Helmholtz and J.J.C. Smart
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy
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Helmholtz used 'energy' to mathematically link heat, light, electricity and magnetism [Helmholtz, by Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / c. Conservation of energy
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All forces conserve the sum of kinetic and potential energy [Helmholtz, by Papineau]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity
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Special relativity won't determine a preferred frame, but we can pick one externally [Smart]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / b. General relativity
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Unlike Newton, Einstein's general theory explains the perihelion of Mercury [Smart]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / b. Rate of time
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If time flows, then 'how fast does it flow?' is a tricky question [Smart]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / e. Tensed (A) series
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The past, present, future and tenses of A-theory are too weird, and should be analysed indexically [Smart]
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