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Discussion in 'Pseudoscience' started by Write4U, Dec 28, 2023.

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  1. Write4U

    Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    I have noticed that the word "zombie" is often used in a scientific context.

    Question: Is "zombie" even a scientific word? If not, why use it?
     
    Write4U, Apr 23, 2024
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    Yes, and looking at the increasing body of microtubule research, they are constantly discovering new microtubule properties and functions. Without them, cats would not be able to meow.

    Microtubules: Evolving roles and critical cellular interactions
    more ... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880148/#

    or the new (improved?) site: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6880148/
     
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    Write4U, Apr 26, 2024
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    Returning to the presence of benzene molecules
    Question: In regard to the role benzene plays in quantum computing as in ORCH OR, that requires a stable neutral polar environment.
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.05275

    Particularly stable
    Structure and Stability of Benzene - Chemistry LibreTexts
    https://www.bing.com/search?q=is benzene a stablemolecule&pc=GD01&form=GDAVST&ptag=3601

    In addition this is what I found,
    Vibrations and waves
    more....
    https://cod.pressbooks.pub/physics1100/chapter/vibrations-and-waves/#

    and

    A Wave Transports Energy and Not Matter
    What is a Wave? (Waves and Wavelike Motion)
    more... https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/Lesson-1/What-is-a-Wave

    I should like to know how a wave can be part of physics, when it is not a physical object.
    But it can be measured as a mathematical object, which would place it in the category of "mathematics", no?
    Can anyone explain his apparent contradiction?
     
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    Write4U, May 5, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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    exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Yes.
     
    exchemist, May 5, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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  8. James R

    James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    Lots of entities in physics - maybe even most of them - are not physical objects. Gravity is not a physical object. Electric fields aren't a physical object. Energy is not a physical object. Momentum is not a physical object. Angular displacement is not a physical object. Baryon number is not a physical object. etc. etc.
    How could anybody measure a mathematical object?

    Can you measure the number 6 or the sine of 17 degrees? What measuring instrument would you use?
    It's just a misunderstanding on your part. Not unusual.
     
    James R, May 6, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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  9. Write4U

    Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    . OK, that solves that. Very enlightening.
    By its relational value or set of values. In mathematics an "object" is anything that can be formally defined and measured.
    A Platonic solid is a mathematical object. A sinusoid is a mathematical object.
     
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    Write4U, May 6, 2024 at 3:20 AM
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    Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    Can you see the contradiction in that sentence?

    Could it be that when a object is not a physical object, it is a mathematical object?
     
    Write4U, May 6, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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  11. James R

    James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    That's word salad, not measurement.
    Where did you get that? You just made it up, didn't you?
     
    James R, May 6, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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  12. exchemist

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    Looks like it, certainly. The Wiki definition of a mathematical object is quite different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_object.

    I note the opening statement says it is an abstract concept.

    Needless to say, "Measurement" appears nowhere, which is hardly surprising as such things as theorems and sets are mathematical objects.
     
    exchemist, May 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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