Ancient atomism and modern physics: the search for the unified theory in the context of (in) determination

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  • Romulo Siqueira Batista Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ
  • Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ
  • José Abdalla Helayël-Neto Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v17n215-08

Palabras clave:

Chance, Atomism, Modern Physics, Necessity

Resumen

The Research Group “Physics and Humanities”, based in the Brazilian Center of Physics Research (BCPR), has worked on building dialogues between Physics and Humanities, particularly regarding philosophical questions applied to quantum mechanics (QM). The present article intends to establish the relationship between questions concerning the discussion on chance versus necessity — in the context of ancient atomism — and the most recent theories on the nature of matter and the general state of the universe, notably the implications that the proposition of a unified theory of the world presents for the debate on determinism versus indetermination.    

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  • Romulo Siqueira Batista, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ
    Doctor of Philosophy from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Professor at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Brazil. E-mail: romulosib@hotmail.com.
  • Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ
    Doctor of Science from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Professor at Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) and at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Brazil. E-mail: rsiqueirabatista@yahoo.com.br.
  • José Abdalla Helayël-Neto, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
    PhD of Physics from the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste (1983). Full Researcher and Coordinator of Experimental Physics of High Energy (LAFEX) at the Brazilian Center of Physics Research (CBPF/MCT), Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Brazil. E-mail: helayel@cbpf.br.

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25-04-2016

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BATISTA, Romulo Siqueira; SIQUEIRA-BATISTA, Rodrigo; HELAYËL-NETO, José Abdalla. Ancient atomism and modern physics: the search for the unified theory in the context of (in) determination. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 2, p. 161–172, 2016. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v17n215-08. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.v17n215-08.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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