First philosophy : the theory of everything
First Philosophy not only underlies the Theory of Everything, but also the Arrow of Time and philosophy itself. First Philosophy represents a comprehensive unified worldview based on a single unifying principle: "Laws of nature exist." First Philosophy is written for scientists, philosophers and the general reader who is scientifically or philosophically inclined. It is a book of knowledge that contains no preconceived philosophy or philosophical system. Instead, First Philosophy is logically deduced from our empirical knowledge of the universe. Not only is First Philosophy consistent with current scientific knowledge, but it also makes more than sixty testable scientific predictions. Some predictions, such as non-existence of Higgs particles, super-symmetric particles, Kaluza-Klein particles, and quark-gluon plasma, will each be tested once CERN's US$6 billion Large Hadron Collider is commissioned in late 2007
Print Book, English, 2007
Universal Publishers, Boca Raton, Fla., 2007
xii, 429 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
9781581129670, 158112967X
145378844
Unification
The search for unity
The scientific search
The philosophic search
The mathematical search
First philosophy
The theory of everything
Historical developments
Defining the problem
Approaching the problem
Unifying principle
Framing the solution
The solution
General implications
Space and time
Energy
Symmetries
Invariance principles
Conservation laws
Arrow of time
Constants of nature
Fundamental equations of nature
Physical mechanisms
Self-limiting theories
Classical physics
Newton's laws of motion
Newton's law of gravitation
Maxwell's equations
Relativity theory
Special theory of relativity
General theory of relativity
Quantum mechanics
Why quantum mechanics?
Quantum interpretation
Standard model
Nature of particles
Quantum electrodynamics
Electroweak theory
Quantum chromodynamics
Beyond the standard model?
Unity
Why not quantum gravity?
Pseudo problems
Unification
Cosmology
Evolution of the universe
Origin of the universe
A unified worldview
Fundamental constants of nature
Secondary constants of nature
Opening quotes
New Zealand author