3 papers
physics.hist-ph2026
That Damned Equation. Rigour, Credit Attribution, and the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation 1962-1967
Alexander S. Blum, Dean Rickles, Karim Thébault
The notion of rigour relevant to the practice of physics is an endogenous one. Theoretical physics has its own internal norms about mathematical practice and notions of legitimate…
quant-ph2026
Towards a Generalized Theory of Observers
Hatem Elshatlawy, Dean Rickles, Xerxes D. Arsiwalla
We propose a formal framework for understanding and unifying the concept of observers across physics, computer science, philosophy, and related fields. Building on cybernetic feedb…
physics.hist-ph2024
Music, Immortality, and the Soul
Dean Rickles
Music has been called the temporal art par excellence. Yet, as this paper explains, it is also the atemporal art par excellence. The contradiction is, however, only apparent, and a…