CONTACTS 
0201 - University of Oregon
020101 - Mr. James Schombert, PhD; Director and Professor
020103 - Physics Department
020104 - General Sciences Program

SUBJECTS
Mathematics Science Fully Explains Rationality of Physical World 21s

0603 -
0603 -    ..
0604 - Summary/Objective
0605 -
060501 - Follow up ref SDS 33 0000, ref SDS 31 0000.
060502 -
060503 - This continues review of lectures on 21st century science. ref SDS 33
060504 - YH5H
060506 -  ..
060507 - Index lists all 29 lectures. ref OF 1 0001
060509 -  ..
060510 - The size of the project to inventory all of the lectures requires
060511 - four (4) records in order to have space for organic structure, and
060512 - future connections.
060513 -
060514 -    1.  Newtonian physics laws of motion
060515 -        gravity explains structure order
060516 -        locality principle adding
060517 -        energy to connect cause and
060518 -        effect yields power of knowledge
060519 -        to predict the future...................... ref SDS 33 0001
060521 -         ..
060522 -    2.  Electrical force, nuclear power
060523 -        complement gravity laws of motion;
060524 -        thermodynamics laws of nature
060525 -        conservation of energy, irreversibility
060526 -        of time rising entropy increases
060527 -        disorder; Einstein theory of
060528 -        relativity E = MC^2; mathematics
060529 -        random numbers create complexity
060530 -        enables emergence biological
060531 -        evolution that increases order
060532 -        in complex systems, complements
060533 -        2nd law of rising
060534 -        disorder................................... ref SDS 0 0001
060536 -         ..
060537 -    3.  Quantum mechanics wave particle
060538 -        duality complementarity uncertainity
060539 -        principle, holism, emergence quantum
060540 -        leap, microscopic structure elemental
060541 -        particles.................................. ref SDS 34 0001
060543 -         ..
060544 -    4.  Cosmology extend Standard model of
060545 -        universe, unification laws, constants
060546 -        and forces of nature into grand unified
060547 -        theory (GUTS) and theory of everythong
060548 -        (TOE), discover 1 underlying force and
060549 -        law of nature, like irreversability
060550 -        of time, gravity hard to synthesize,
060551 -        religion theory on creation of universe,
060552 -        big bang, inflation, barryogensis, and
060553 -        anthropic principle scientific model
060554 -        of creation............................... ref SDS 35 0001
060555 -
060556 -
060557 -
060558 -
060560 -  ..
0606 -
0607 - Progress
060801 -  ..
060802 - Mathematics Fully Explains Rationality of Physical World
060803 -
060804 - Follow up ref SDS 33 PUUP.
060805 -
060806 - Lecture 02 on 040331 presents philosophical underpinnings of
060807 - mathematics and science. ref OF 6 0001  Mathematics uses numerical
060808 - models to explain consistent observations of rational phenomena in the
060809 - universe, e.g., motion where the sun rises in the East, tides, falling
060810 - objects.  Includes sections on...
060811 -
060813 -     ..
060814 -    Mathematics and Science
060815 -
060816 -    Follow up ref SDS 33 JC9F.
060817 -
060818 -    The fact that the Universe is rational also implies that since our
060819 -    senses can be deceived then they are unreliable and possible
060820 -    sources of error in our understanding of the workings of Nature.
060821 -    Thus, came the belief that underlying order of the Universe can be
060822 -    understood by pure thought and can be expressed in mathematical
060823 -    form.  Thus, mathematics lies at the heart of science and is rarely
060824 -    questioned.  But is mathematics a human invention or does it have
060825 -    an independent existence? ref OF 6 NR5H
060827 -     ..
060828 -    Two schools of thought...
060829 -
060830 -    1.  Mathematical concepts are idealizations of the physical world.
060831 -        The world of absolutes, called the Platonic world, exists
060832 -        through the physical world.  In this case, the mathematical
060833 -        world would be thought of as emerging from the world of
060834 -        physical objects. ref OF 6 HR7H
060836 -         ..
060837 -    2.  Nature is precisely governed by timeless mathematical laws.
060838 -        Plato believed that there exists an immaterial Universe of
060839 -        `forms', perfect aspects of everyday things such as a table,
060840 -        bird, and ideas/emotions, joy, action, etc.  The objects and
060841 -        ideas in our material world are `shadows' of the forms (see
060842 -        Plato's Allegory of the Cave). ref OF 6 HPUX
060844 -     ..
060845 -    Mathematical truths are discovered.  The physical world is a shadow
060846 -    of truths in the Platonic world.  This reasoning comes about when
060847 -    we realize (through thought and experimentation) how the behavior
060848 -    of Nature follows mathematics to an extremely high degree of
060849 -    accuracy.  The deeper we probe the laws of Nature, the more the
060850 -    physical world disappears and becomes a world of pure math.
060851 -    ref OF 6 H077
060852 -
060853 -
060854 -
0609 -

SUBJECTS
Pythagoras Philosophical Foundation of Mathematics 21st Century Scie

1003 -
100401 -     ..
100402 -    Pythagoras Philosophical Foundation of Mathematics
100403 -
100404 -    Follow up ref SDS 33 U69G.
100405 -
100406 -    Philosophical foundation of mathematical sciences is due to the
100407 -    Pythagorean school.  Pythagoras lived in the 6th century B.C., most
100408 -    of the work we attribute to the individual is more than likely a
100409 -    composite of work done over many centuries by his school.
100410 -    ref OF 6 HS5G
100411 -
100412 -
100413 -
100414 -
1005 -

SUBJECTS
Clockwork Universe Newton Liebniz Calculus Zenith Peak of Mathematic

1403 -
140401 -     ..
140402 -    Clockwork Universe Newton Liebniz Calculus Zenith of Mathematics
140403 -    Newton Liebniz Calculus Zenith of Mathematics Clockwork Universe
140404 -
140405 -    Follow up ref SDS 33 TB4F.
140406 -
140407 -    Historical peak of mathematics was the development of calculus by
140408 -    Newton as the basis for his theory of mechanics and gravitation.
140409 -    Calculus was so successful that the early numerological image of
140410 -    the Universe was replaced with a clockwork image.  This clockwork
140411 -    model of the Universe reached its most developed form under Laplace
140412 -    in the late eighteenth century, who envisaged every atom in the
140413 -    Universe as a component in a precise cosmic mechanism. ref OF 6
140414 -    0312
140415 -
140416 -
140417 -
140418 -
1405 -

SUBJECTS
Newtonian Physics April 2 2004 Doctor James Schombert University of

3603 -
360401 -  ..
360402 - Newtonian Physics Plato Aristotle Galileo Kepler
360403 -
360404 - Follow up ref SDS 33 EL6J.
360405 -
360406 - Lecture 03 on 040402 presents historical evolution from Pythagorus to
360407 - Plato, Aristotle, jumps to Galileo, and finally to Newton. ref OF 7
360408 - 0001
360410 -  ..
360411 - Aristotle addressed cause of motion, and proposed an "unmoved mover,"
360412 - ref OF 7 0151, which seems like the notion that god is the first
360413 - cause of motion.
360415 -  ..
360416 - Galileo developed mathematical laws of motion primarily related to
360417 - objects on earth. ref OF 7 2W8M
360419 -  ..
360420 - Kepler develope laws of planetary motion. ref OF 7 025I
360422 -  ..
360423 - Newton developed mathematical relationship between energy, mass, and
360424 - motion, ref OF 7 02FI, based on...
360425 -
360426 -    1.  acceleration
360427 -
360428 -           change in velocity = acceleration -> caused by force
360430 -         ..
360431 -    2.  momentun
360432 -
360433 -           inertia = resistance to change in velocity and is
360434 -           proportional to mass
360435 -
360436 -           momentum = quantity of motion energy and is equal to mass
360437 -           times velocity
360439 -         ..
360440 -    3.  conservation
360441 -
360442 -           total momentum (mass x velocity) of an interaction is
360443 -           conserved -> is the same before and after
360444 -
360446 -     ..
360447 -    Laws of motion...
360448 -
360449 -        1st law: a body remains at rest or moves in a straight line of
360450 -        constant velocity as long as no external forces acts on it
360451 -        ref OF 7 035J
360453 -         ..
360454 -        2nd law: a body acted on by a force will accelerate such that
360455 -        force equals mass times acceleration (F=ma), ref OF 7 GTRW
360457 -         ..
360458 -        3rd law: for every action there is an equal and opposite
360459 -        reaction, ref OF 7 GTRW,
360461 -     ..
360462 -    Law of gravity...
360463 -
360464 -        Newton determines that gravity controls the motion of objects
360465 -        in the Universe (i.e. Newton's apple), ref OF 7 03HO,
360466 -
360467 -        Objects in the Universe attract each other with a force that
360468 -        varies directly as the product of their masses and inversely as
360469 -        the square of their distances. ref OF 7 GTWV
360471 -         ..
360472 -        All masses, regardless of size, attract other masses with
360473 -        gravity.  You don't notice the force from nearby objects
360474 -        because their mass is so small compared to the mass of the
360475 -        Earth. ref OF 7 GTWV
360477 -         ..
360478 -        Force of gravity, F, is given by...
360479 -
360480 -                        G*m1*m2
360481 -                F  =  -----------
360482 -                          R^2
360484 -         ..
360485 -        where...
360486 -
360487 -            G = gravitational constant = 6.668x10^-8 dynes cm^3 g^-2
360488 -
360489 -           m1 = mass of object #1
360490 -
360491 -           m2 = mass of object #2
360493 -             ..
360494 -            R = distance between the objects
360495 -
360497 -  ..
360498 - Newtonian mechanics dominated thinking until the development of
360499 - quantum physics and chaos theory. ref OF 7 GVTW
360500 -
360501 -    [On 040312 Schombert's lecture on 040428 discussing uncertainty
360502 -    principle notes quantum mechanics reduce to Newtonian physics
360503 -    at the macro level of daily life. ref SDS 34 MN3N
360505 -  ..
360506 - Dual nature of light that acted as both particle and wave that led to
360507 - development of quantum physics. ref OF 7 IWPT
360508 -
360509 -
360511 -  ..
360512 - Mechanical Newtonian Linear Reductionist Thinking Alphabet Technology
360513 -
360514 - Follow up ref SDS 33 GD6K.
360515 -
360516 - Reductionism leading to materialism was presented in Schombert's 1st
360517 - lecture on March 29, 2004 laying a foundation for discussion of 21st
360518 - century science. ref SDS 33 DH7J
360520 -  ..
360521 - Locality principle derives the power of knowledge from energy that
360522 - connects cause and effect, ref SDS 33 YH4G, from the irreversability
360523 - of time in the universe. ref SDS 0 566F  The linear dimension of time
360524 - devolves order into disorger absent adding energy under the 2nd law of
360525 - thermodynamics.  The power of knowledge to control and predict the
360526 - future from energy connecting cause and effect is commonly associated
360527 - with mechanized, Newtonian, linear, reductionist thinking.
360529 -  ..
360530 - Mechanical thinking has been criticized from the time of Plato's
360531 - Phaedrus in 400 BC.  Socratic skepticism describes alphabet
360532 - technology, ref SDS 14 3416, as trusting the external characters,
360533 - reviewed 991209. ref SDS 14 5658
360534 -
360535 -        [On 040620 linear Newtonian mechanical and reductionist
360536 -        thinking bitterly criticized for practice and tools of
360537 -        Knowledge Management. ref SDS 38 K47Q
360539 -  ..
360540 - Newtonian physics has proven effective for most of the activities
360541 - people undertake, including traveling to the moon, and beyond.
360542 -
360543 -        [On 040312 Schombert's lecture on 040428 discussing uncertainty
360544 -        principle notes quantum mechanics reduce to Newtonian physics
360545 -        at the macro level of daily life. ref SDS 34 MN3N
360546 -
360547 -
360548 -
360549 -
360550 -
360551 -
3606 -

SUBJECTS
Electromagnetism April 5 2004 Doctor James Schombert University of O

4103 -
410401 -  ..
410402 - Electromagnetism Insulators Conductors Semiconductors Columbs Law
410403 - Atom Gains Loses Electrons Creates Negative or Positive Charge
410404 - Electric Field Mathematical Model Motion by Energy of Electric Charge
410405 -
410406 - Follow up ref SDS 33 FH8H.
410407 -
410408 - Lecture 04 on 040405 presents brief background on study of electricity
410409 - and magnetism, and then explains general laws, theory and mathematics
410410 - of the physics. ref OF 8 0001
410412 -  ..
410413 - Some materials are insulators that prevent or resist electrical flow,
410414 - and others are conductors that have minimal resistance. ref OF 8 OP58
410415 - On 960304 semiconductors gave rise to transistors, leading to
410416 - miniaturization of switches which makes transisters, microprocessors,
410417 - and related devices possible. ref SDS 9 U46H
410419 -  ..
410420 - Electric charge arises from particle atoms to lose or gain electric
410421 - charge. ref OF 8 OJ7O  In the 18th century, Charles Columb quaitified
410422 - electricity.  Columb's law determined the force between electric
410423 - charges is inversely proportional to the distance of the charges
410424 - squared, and proportional to the product of the charges.  This is
410425 - similar to the law of gravity. ref OF 8 OPVS
410427 -  ..
410428 - Maxwell developed in the 1850s mathematical theory that unified
410429 - electric and magnetic phenomena. ref OF 8 ORWY
410430 -
410431 -    [On 041213 Maxwell's work preceeded Tesla in electrical engineering
410432 -    leading to development of alternating current. ref SDS 39 W19K
410433 -
410434 -
410435 -
410436 -
410437 -
410438 -
4105 -

SUBJECTS
Atomic Theory April 7 2004 Doctor James Schombert University of Oreg

5203 -
520401 -  ..
520402 - Atomic Theory
520403 -
520404 - Lecture 05 on 040407 presents historical evolution of atomic theory
520405 - beginning with Heraclitus. ref OF 9 0001
520406 -
520407 -        [...lecture 16 presents elemental particles of atomic
520408 -        structure. ref SDS 34 1F7I
520409 -
520411 -     ..
520412 -    Thermodynamics 1st Law Conservation of Energy
520413 -    1st Law Thermodynamics Conservation of Energy
520414 -    Conservation of Energy 1st Law of Thermodynamics
520415 -
520416 -
520417 - Schombert lecture continues...
520418 -
520419 -    The study of heat, work, temperature and energy that impacts
520420 -    physical systems is called thermodynamics, ref OF 9 RSXS
520422 -     ..
520423 -    First law of thermodynamics is often called the law of the
520424 -    conservation of energy (actually mass-energy) because it says, in
520425 -    effect, that, when a system undergoes a process, the sum of all the
520426 -    energy transferred across the system boundary--either as heat or as
520427 -    work--is equal to the net change in the energy of the system.
520428 -    ref OF 9 RSYX
520429 -
520431 -     ..
520432 -    2nd Law Thermodynamics Entropy All Processes Move to Disorder
520433 -    Entropy Order Structure Decay into Complexity Chaos Randomness
520434 -    Irreversability Time Continual Movement Order to Disorder Entropy
520435 -
520436 -    Second law of thermodynamics states that, in a closed system, the
520437 -    entropy does not decrease.  Cars rust, dead trees decay, buildings
520438 -    collapse; all of these things are examples demonstrating entropy in
520439 -    action, the spontaneous movement from order to disorder.
520440 -    ref OF 9 0427
520442 -     ..
520443 -    Irreversibility of time, ref OF 9 NUQV, implies continual movement
520444 -    from order to disorder, called entropy. ref OF 9 0427  Entropy
520445 -    measures unpredectability of randomness and disorder when energy
520446 -    dissipates as heat.  Entropy can only increase in the positive
520447 -    direction of time.  In fact, the increase in entropy during a
520448 -    process is a measure of the irreversiblity of that process.
520449 -    ref OF 9 9Q6O
520450 -
520451 -        [On 040312 lecture 18 explaining impossibility of time travel
520452 -        does not seem to mention irreversibility under the 2nd law.
520453 -        ref SDS 34 KN9G
520455 -  ..
520456 - Irreversability of time seems to drive the locality principle adding
520457 - energy that connects cause and effect in a continuous linear process,
520458 - presented in lecture #1. ref SDS 33 YH4G
520460 -  ..
520461 - Failure of management systems is attributed to natural rise of entropy
520462 - over time, reviewed on 970707 0652. ref SDS 10 0108
520463 -
520464 -        [On 040312 2nd law measuring randomness when energy dissipates
520465 -        heat sound similar to using spectroscopy technology to
520466 -        determine atomic structure based on emission of heat.
520467 -        ref SDS 34 685F
520469 -         ..
520470 -        [On 060601 NWO intelligence support "connect the dots" that
520471 -        yield power of knowledge to control future, based on locality
520472 -        principle under 2nd law of thermodynamics from irreversibility
520473 -        of time. ref SDS 46 8X9J
520475 -         ..
520476 -        [On 060617 review Budiyono paper published 060602 "Dynamical
520477 -        Foundation of Thermodynamical Behavior..." describes knowledge
520478 -        as a mathematical proposition, ref SDS 47 K134, and extends
520479 -        view that quantum mechanics reduce to classical mechanics at
520480 -        the macro level with mathematical proof that locality,
520481 -        uncertainty, the 2nd law, and gravity all derive from the
520482 -        irreversibility of time, and so present a single law of nature.
520483 -        ref SDS 47 K161
520485 -         ..
520486 -        [On 080606 1600 "life is a terminal disease" and so "we are not
520487 -        going to get out of life alive," reflect 2nd law of
520488 -        thermodynamics that entropy rises constantly. ref SDS 51 F15K
520490 -  ..
520491 - An obvious question is how order is created for entropy to rise,
520492 - creating disorder?
520494 -  ..
520495 - How were planets placed into orbit, spinning to create the sun rising
520496 - consistently (orderly, reliably) in the East, and tides rising and
520497 - falling twice a day, etc.  Evolution seems like an example of negative
520498 - entropy, explained as an "open system" where energy is added by the
520499 - sun. ref SDS 0 JT9K, and seems to flow from an emergence principle of
520500 - nature based on irrational numbers that produce variants naturally.
520501 - ref SDS 0 PP56
520502 -
520503 -        [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary binary
520504 -        forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution discussed in
520505 -        lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of emergence,
520506 -        ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from discorder under
520507 -        complexity theory of rising entropy under the 2nd law,
520508 -        ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur naturally in undecidable
520509 -        mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520511 -  ..
520512 - Schombert cites an ice cube melting into water illustrates the 2nd law
520513 - of thermodynamics that changes matter into energy, released as heat.
520514 - Order, structure, and consistent pattern of ice cubes yields the power
520515 - of knowledge for predicting cause and effect by controlling
520516 - connections from one ice cube to another.  When order, structure, and
520517 - pattern dissipate through rising entropy, control devolves as ice
520518 - cubes change into water that moves randomly all directions.  The power
520519 - of knowedge to predict cause and effect therefore falls toward zero,
520520 - unless energy is added to maintain structure with (in the simple case
520521 - of ice cubes, refrigeration).
520523 -  ..
520524 - There is debate in physics, philosophy, biology, and religion on the
520525 - correlation of the 2nd law of thermodynamics and evolution.  There is
520526 - also debate about the locality principle in quantum mechanics, which
520527 - seems related to the natural law (tendency) for order to degrade into
520528 - disorder, per below citing Einstein, von Neuman, Hermann, Bohm, Bell,
520529 - etc. ref SDS 33 RR9K  Some disupte that entropy relates to order and
520530 - disorder, others make "order" the central focus for their analysis of
520531 - entropy.  Some use disorder and complexity interchangeability, whereas
520532 - others use complexity as merely a decrease in entropy, and use chaos
520533 - to describe disorder and complexity.
520534 -
520535 -        Doctor Sam Vaknin says in part...
520536 -
520537 -              http://samvak.tripod.com/anthropy.html
520539 -         ..
520540 -        And it is wrong to think that order increases only in isolated
520541 -        "pockets", in local regions of our universe.
520543 -         ..
520544 -        It is increasing everywhere, all the time, on all scales of
520545 -        measurement.  Therefore, we are forced to conclude that quantum
520546 -        events are guided by some non-random principle (such as the
520547 -        increase in order)....
520548 -
520549 -              http://samvak.tripod.com/deco.html
520551 -         ..
520552 -        This, exactly, is the case in biology.  There is no reason in
520553 -        principle why not to construct a life wavefunction which will
520554 -        always collapse to the most order increasing event.  If we were
520555 -        to construct and apply this wave function to our world - we,
520556 -        humans, would probably have found ourselves as one of the
520557 -        events selected by its collapse.
520558 -
520559 -           [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
520560 -           binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
520561 -           discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of
520562 -           emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
520563 -           discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy under
520564 -           the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur
520565 -           naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520566 -
520567 - ...another location says in part...
520568 -
520569 -        Energy and Order in Biological Systems
520571 -         ..
520572 -        Any system which is free of external influences [closed]
520573 -        becomes more disordered with time.  This disorder can be
520574 -        expressed in terms of the quantity called entropy.
520575 -
520576 -              http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/seclaw2.html#c2
520578 -         ..
520579 -        The concept of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
520580 -        suggests that systems naturally progress from order to
520581 -        disorder. If so, how do biological systems develop and maintain
520582 -        such a high degree of order? Is this a violation of the second
520583 -        law of thermodynamics?
520584 -
520585 -            http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/bioentropy.html
520587 -         ..
520588 -        Work is generally required to produce order out of disorder, so
520589 -        energy must be used to produce a highly ordered state.   An
520590 -        example is turning a pile of rocks into a pyramid, or a pile of
520591 -        bricks into a house.
520593 -         ..
520594 -        Life on earth produces order using energy from the sun.
520595 -
520596 -           [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
520597 -           binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
520598 -           discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of
520599 -           emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
520600 -           discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy under
520601 -           the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur
520602 -           naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520603 -
520604 -
520606 -  ..
520607 - Management Degrades from Rising Entropy on the Job Due to Complexity
520608 -
520609 - Complexity increases entroy, without adding energy to maintain order
520610 - "connecting the dots" of cause and effect, shown by case study...
520611 -
520612 -        USAFIT study complexity overwhelms
520613 -        management........................... 970707, ref SDS 10 0108
520615 -         ..
520616 -        Engineer seeks tools to
520617 -        manage complexity.................... 011003, ref SDS 21 EC5N,
520619 -         ..
520620 -        Aerospace company every project
520621 -        gets fouled up....................... 011006, ref SDS 22 O99K
520623 -  ..
520624 - Under the 2nd law of thermodynamics, ref SDS 0 566F, productivity
520625 - increases with order, and declines if disorder goes unchecked, per
520626 - analysis below. ref SDS 0 1D6I
520628 -  ..
520629 - When front-end investment is not made to "work intelligently," nobody
520630 - expends energy to "connect the dots" of cause and effect.  Without
520631 - knowledge of cause and effect, communication in meetings, calls, and
520632 - documents cannot control the work.
520634 -            ..
520635 -           [On 060905 people feel that organizing the work is hopeless
520636 -           and beyond reach, which reduces effort to organize the work,
520637 -           which makes success hopeless and beyond reach. ref SDS 48
520638 -           8451
520640 -  ..
520641 - Order, structure, and pattern are hidden by the "fog of war," when
520642 - information comes too fast or people ignore requirements to "connect
520643 - the dots" of cause and effect, explained in NWO. ref OF 49 159O
520644 - Management is soon overwhelmed by incomprehensible complexity, i.e.
520645 - chaos, with impulsive, random decisions, actions, and results, because
520646 - the power of knowledge to predict the future devolves toward entropy,
520647 - noted by the USAFIT study, when information is not connected into
520648 - cause and effect with order, patterns, and structures of context,
520649 - reviewed on 890523, ref SDS 1 G14K, discussed above reviewing the
520650 - locality principle. ref SDS 33 YH4G  People sometimes feel that
520651 - principles can be ignored; but, nobody can escape the irreversiblity
520652 - of time under the 2nd law of thermodynamics. ref SDS 0 566F  Andy
520653 - Grove describes executives clutching at straws as the ship sinks,
520654 - reviewed on 980307. ref SDS 11 3416  People eventually discover that
520655 - the laws of nature do not ignore people.
520657 -  ..
520658 - Complexity occurs when multiple forces impact multiple objectives in
520659 - multiple ways.  Business and government fit this model of complex
520660 - interdependency.  Typically no one individual or organization posseses
520661 - all of the knowledge required to successfully "manage" the full array
520662 - of dependencies.  However, when enabling forces come into alignment,
520663 - individuals and organizations can "manage" a reduced set of
520664 - dependencies, at least until overwhelmed by rising entropy (i.e.,
520665 - disorder).
520666 -
520667 -        [On 060505 case study example scheduling meeting where purpose
520668 -        is not known degrades productivity of complex organization.
520669 -        ref SDS 45 P18O
520671 -  ..
520672 - For example, manufacture and sale of a simple pencil is a highly
520673 - complex process, called marketing.  Complex operations performed in an
520674 - orderly manner yield predictable results where spontaneous knowledge
520675 - from energy to "connect the dots" of cause and effect has been
520676 - previously expended through study and experience.  Culture is the
520677 - primary mechanism for investing energy to preserve connections of
520678 - cause and effect in documents, and conveying this knowledge through
520679 - formal education across generations.  Management adds order through
520680 - command and control to organize people with policies, procedures, and
520681 - tools that focus the power of knowledge into consistent patterns that
520682 - achieve predictable results.
520684 -  ..
520685 - Evolution constructs complex organic, complementary structures, e.g.,
520686 - human beings, ref SDS 0 JT9K, driven by undecidable propositions in
520687 - mathematics, ref SDS 0 BN6O, demonstrate that variants occur
520688 - naturally, ref SDS 0 885J that drive emergent order. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520689 -
520690 -        [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary binary
520691 -        forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution discussed in
520692 -        lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of emergence,
520693 -        ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from discorder under
520694 -        complexity theory of rising entropy under the 2nd law,
520695 -        ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur naturally in
520696 -        undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520698 -  ..
520699 - When events emerge that affect complex operations within experience,
520700 - for example a component fails or is added, an employee retires, supply
520701 - is disrupted, an assembly line goes down, interest rates rise, a new
520702 - product line is added, then the power of knowledge enables adjustment.
520704 -  ..
520705 - When multiple events compound complexity, and when events occur
520706 - outside experience, then time becomes a critical factor in success.
520708 -  ..
520709 - If there is not enough time for study, or if there is plenty time for
520710 - cognitive overhead, but front-end investment adding energy to "connect
520711 - the dots" of cause and effect is a lot of hard work that seems like
520712 - unnecessary overkill, because prior knowledge was adequate when
520713 - enabling forces were aligned, then understanding correlations,
520714 - implications, and nuance fails.  Communications that previously drove
520715 - productivity now cause paralysis.  Every call, meeting, and email sows
520716 - the seens of error as entropy follows an accelerating path according
520717 - to the 2nd law of thermodynamics, ref SDS 0 566F, and the locality
520718 - principle. ref SDS 33 YH4G  Predictability fails in proportion to
520719 - complexity driving order to chaos.
520720 -
520721 -    [On 060505 case study example scheduling meeting where purpose
520722 -    is not known degrades productivity of complex organization.
520723 -    ref SDS 45 P18O
520725 -  ..
520726 - Schombert lecture continues...
520727 -
520728 -    Classical or Newtonian physics is incomplete because it does not
520729 -    include irreversible processes associated with the increase of
520730 -    entropy.  The entropy of the whole Universe always increased with
520731 -    time.  We are simply a local spot of low entropy and our destiny is
520732 -    linked to the unstoppable increase of disorder in our world =>
520733 -    stars will burn out, civilizations will die from lack of power.
520734 -    ref OF 9 0489
520736 -  ..
520737 - Review of "locality principle," above, seems related to 2nd law of
520738 - thermodynamics.  Adding energy to maintain a building prevents decay,
520739 - and adding effort to maintain alignment avoids loss of understanding
520740 - so that communication and business systems do no degrade to entropy.
520741 - ref SDS 33 YH4G
520742 -
520743 -    [On 060505 case study example scheduling meeting where purpose
520744 -    is not known degrades productivity of complex organization.
520745 -    ref SDS 45 P18O
520747 -  ..
520748 - Research on the Internet found...
520749 -
520750 -              http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/entropy.html
520751 -
520752 -    Arthur Eddington describes 2nd law of
520753 -    thermodynamics...
520754 -
520755 -              supreme law of Nature
520757 -     ..
520758 -    Rudolf Clausius introduced the concept of entropy in
520759 -    1850.
520760 -
520761 -               entropy is a thermodynamic "potential"
520763 -     ..
520764 -    Self-organization and bifuration are theorized to occur in chaos
520765 -    that causes new order to emerge, which then begins to decay under
520766 -    the 2nd law, except evolution seems to increase the order of the
520767 -    system, rather than increase entropy.
520769 -  ..
520770 - Question:  what is the source of order?
520771 -
520772 -    If movement is inherently toward disorder, how does order get
520773 -    renewed, so that the march toward entropy and disorder continues?
520774 -
520775 -    Evolution toward complex, orderly systems seems opposed to the
520776 -    theory of rising entropy, i.e., disorder? ref SDS 0 JT9K
520778 -     ..
520779 -    Possibly, the theory of complexity, chaos, and randomness,
520780 -    ref SDS 0 1Q6O, occassionaly construct systems that launch a path
520781 -    of evolution, i.e., evolving complex causal connections, like life.
520782 -
520783 -        [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary binary
520784 -        forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution discussed in
520785 -        lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of emergence,
520786 -        ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from discorder under
520787 -        complexity theory of rising entropy under the 2nd law,
520788 -        ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur naturally in
520789 -        undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
520791 -         ..
520792 -        [On 040527 letter cites requirement to expend effort on making
520793 -        connections that makes communication effective; cites locality
520794 -        principle reviewed here, explaining that without adding energy
520795 -        to make the connections, communication and understanding
520796 -        degrade to entropy. ref SDS 36 016J
520798 -  ..
520799 - Evolution and 2nd Law Thermodymanics seems to be a talking point with
520800 - the creationist, intelligent design folks presented in an article by
520801 - Henry Morris published in Impact in March 1985. ref OF 39 0001
520803 -  ..
520804 - Entropy evolution debate from the science perspective on this issue is
520805 - presented in a paper by Craig Rusbult, PhD....
520806 -
520807 -              http://www.asa3.org/asa/education/origins/thermo.htm
520808 -
520809 -           An Introduction to Entropy and Evolution
520810 -
520811 -
520813 -     ..
520814 -    Time Irreversable Macroscopic World Reversable Microscopic Scale
520815 -
520816 -    Follow up ref SDS 33 KO6J.
520817 -
520818 -    The microscopic world is time reversible, the macroscopic world is
520819 -    not. ref OF 9 NUQV
520821 -     ..
520822 -    Why do we perceive time as always moving forward?  Why are our
520823 -    memories always of the past and never of the future?  All the
520824 -    fundamental Newtonian laws are time reversible.  Collisions look
520825 -    the same forwards or backwards.  A box of gas molecules obeying
520826 -    Newton's laws perfectly does not have an inbuilt arrow of time.
520827 -    However, it is possible to show that the continual random molecular
520828 -    motions will cause the entire ensemble to visit and revisit every
520829 -    possible state of the box, much like the continual shuffling of a
520830 -    deck of cards will eventually reproduce any sequence. ref OF 9 NUQV
520832 -     ..
520833 -    Thermodynamical events, such as a growing tree, are not reversible.
520834 -    Cracked eggs do not repair themselves.  Defined by these events,
520835 -    time has an arrow, a preferred direction. ref OF 9 0583
520837 -     ..
520838 -    Entropy and the arrow of time are strongly linked.  Increasing
520839 -    entropy is in the direction of positive time.  However, a study of
520840 -    the components to systems shows that the parts are describable in
520841 -    terms of time-symmetric laws.  In other words, the microscopic
520842 -    world is ruled by time-symmetric laws, but the macroscopic world
520843 -    has a particular direction. ref OF 9 D45N
520844 -
520845 -
520846 -
520847 -
520848 -
520849 -
520850 -
520851 -
5209 -

SUBJECTS
Special Relativity April 9 2004 Doctor James Schombert University of

5703 -
570401 -  ..
570402 - Special Relativity Energy = Mass * Speed Light Squared
570403 -
570404 - Follow up ref SDS 33 5I4H.
570405 -
570406 - Lecture 06 on 040409 presents Einstein's theory of relativity and
570407 - deals with Newtonian physics when velocity is near the speed of light.
570408 - ref OF 10 0001
570410 -     ..
570411 -    Einstein's theory of relativity deals with Newtonian physics when
570412 -    energies or velocities are near the speed of light.  Relativity is
570413 -    usually thought of as modern physics since it was developed at the
570414 -    start of the 20th century and could only be tested in the realm
570415 -    available to scientists by high technology.  However, relativity
570416 -    primarily completes the revolution that Newton started and is also
570417 -    highly deterministic as is much of classical physics. ref OF 10
570418 -    NR5H
570420 -         ..
570421 -        Energy = mass x speed of light squared, ref OF 10 7SPU
570422 -
570423 -
570424 -
570425 -
570426 -
5705 -

SUBJECTS
General Relativity April 12 2004 Doctor James Schombert University o

6203 -
620401 -  ..
620402 - General Relativity Space Time Mass Gravity Black Holes
620403 -
620404 - Follow up ref SDS 33 TU6I.
620405 -
620406 - Lecture 07 on 040412 geleral relatively unifies space, time, mass and
620407 - energy. ref OF 11 0001
620408 -
620409 -       The equivalence principle is a fundamental law of physics that
620410 -       states that gravitational and inertial forces are of a similar
620411 -       nature and often indistinguishable. ref OF 11 OPXP
620413 -        ..
620414 -       Gravity bends light. ref OF 11 M105
620416 -        ..
620417 -       General relativity poses that gravitation is a geometric
620418 -       consequence of spacetime. ref OF 11 W230
620420 -        ..
620421 -       Gravity in general relativity describes curved spacetime.  The
620422 -       idea that spacetime is distorted by motion, as in special
620423 -       relativity, is extended to gravity by the equivalence principle.
620424 -       Gravity comes from matter, so the presence of matter causes
620425 -       distortions or warps in spacetime.  Matter tells spacetime how
620426 -       to curve, and spacetime tells matter how to move (orbits).
620427 -       ref OF 11 YRSX
620429 -        ..
620430 -       General relativity predicts time dilation in a gravity field,
620431 -       i.e., gravity slows time. ref OF 11 I293
620433 -        ..
620434 -       At low speeds and weak gravitational fields, general and special
620435 -       relativity reduce to Newtonian physics, i.e. everyday
620436 -       experience. ref OF 11 SZ4F
620438 -        ..
620439 -       Black hole occurs when mass increases gravity that requires
620440 -       velocity beyond the speed of light to escape. ref OF 11 O14M
620442 -        ..
620443 -       Note that a black hole is the ultimate entropy sink since all
620444 -       information or objects that enter a black hole never return.  If
620445 -       an observer entered a black hole to look for the missing
620446 -       information, he/she would be unable to communicate their
620447 -       findings outside the event horizon. ref OF 11 PTUU
620448 -
620449 -
6205 -

SUBJECTS
Complexity Theory Chaos April 14 2004 Doctor James Schombert Univers

A303 -
A30401 -  ..
A30402 - Mathematics Random Numbers Generate Non-repetitive Sequence Creativity
A30403 - Complexity Chaos Randomness Irreversibility Logic Based on Faith
A30404 -
A30405 - Follow up ref SDS 33 1F5M.
A30406 -
A30407 - Lecture 08 on 040414 complexity chaos and randomness reflect the
A30408 - paradox of logic based on faith. ref OF 12 0001
A30409 -
A30410 -    Turing searched for a mathematical `machine', a device that could
A30411 -    determine the truth of mathematical statements without human
A30412 -    involvement by following a deterministic sequence of instructions.
A30413 -    A mechanism that would settle the truth or falsity of every
A30414 -    possible statement about numbers (and hence Nature) that could be
A30415 -    made. ref OF 12 PPVQ
A30417 -     ..
A30418 -    Turing discovered uncomputable numbers, suggesting undecidable
A30419 -    mathematical propositions. ref OF 12 NPYV
A30420 -
A30421 -            [...undecidable propositions from uncomputable numbers may
A30422 -            drive randomness and uncertainty in the universe,
A30423 -            ref SDS 0 9L7G, leading to variation in the biology of
A30424 -            evolution. ref SDS 0 ME9N
A30426 -             ..
A30427 -            [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
A30428 -            binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
A30429 -            discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of
A30430 -            emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
A30431 -            discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy under
A30432 -            the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur
A30433 -            naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
A30435 -     ..
A30436 -    Paradox
A30437 -
A30438 -        The common element to a paradox is that things follow a
A30439 -        reductionist system, a set of rules or recipes.  This leads us
A30440 -        to form expectations about events of the worlds and when the
A30441 -        end result of these rules do not match our expectations, then
A30442 -        there is a sense of surprise. ref OF 12 EO5M
A30444 -     ..
A30445 -    Liar's paradox...
A30446 -
A30447 -        Ancient philosopher Epimenides proposed Socrates says...
A30448 -        single statement...
A30449 -
A30450 -            `What Plato says is false'.
A30452 -         ..
A30453 -        Similarly, Plato says...
A30454 -
A30455 -            `What Socrates says must be true'.
A30457 -         ..
A30458 -        The combination of these two statements immediately leads to
A30459 -        the conclusion that what Socrates says must be both true and
A30460 -        false at the same time, a contradiction. ref OF 12 OH3L
A30462 -     ..
A30463 -    Incompleteness - Kurt Godel demonstrated mathematical statements
A30464 -    that are not decidable. ref OF 12 PRWT
A30466 -     ..
A30467 -    Faith is the foundation of logical systems, like science, that
A30468 -    contain statements which can never be proven true, and so have a
A30469 -    Platonic existence. ref OF 12 KV6H
A30471 -  ..
A30472 - Faith is also the foundation of most human action, and such faith is
A30473 - mostly based on experience, i.e., been there, done that.
A30475 -  ..
A30476 - Schombert lecture continues...
A30477 -
A30478 -    Randomness and uncertainty are built into the Universe due to the
A30479 -    restrictions of logic itself, as soon as systems become complex
A30480 -    enough to engage in self-reference. ref OF 12 8STP
A30482 -     ..
A30483 -    Complex systems are not truly random; changes are so sensitive to
A30484 -    initial conditions, that predicting results is impossible without
A30485 -    infinite knowledge of all the motions and energy (i.e. a butterfly
A30486 -    in South America influences storms in the North Atlantic).
A30487 -    ref OF 12 PSYV
A30489 -  ..
A30490 - Randomness and uncertainty seem to flow from uncomputable numbers that
A30491 - yield undecidable mathematical propositions. ref SDS 0 BN6O
A30492 -
A30493 -            [...evolution that creates variants may be driven by
A30494 -            randomness of uncomputable numbers which do not repeat.
A30495 -            ref SDS 0 ME9N
A30497 -             ..
A30498 -            [...uncertainty principle lecture 14 presents randomness
A30499 -            from indeterminacy, unpredictability of Nature. ref SDS 34
A30500 -            MN3J
A30502 -             ..
A30503 -            [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
A30504 -            binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
A30505 -            discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle
A30506 -            of emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
A30507 -            discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy
A30508 -            under the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants
A30509 -            occur naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34
A30510 -            GT6L
A30512 -  ..
A30513 - Schombert lecture continues...
A30514 -
A30515 -    Success of simple principles and mathematical rules in explaining
A30516 -    large parts of Nature is not something obvious from our everyday
A30517 -    experience.  On casual inspection, Nature seems extremely complex
A30518 -    and random.  There are few natural phenomenon which display the
A30519 -    precise sort of regularity that might hint of an underlying order.
A30520 -    Where trends and rhythms are apparent, they are usually of an
A30521 -    approximate and qualitative form.  How are we to reconcile these
A30522 -    seemingly random acts with the supposed underlying lawfulness of
A30523 -    the Universe? ref OF 12 PUWX
A30525 -  ..
A30526 - Schombert should clarify this part of the lecture.  People are aware
A30527 - of regularity over millions of years illustrated by consistant
A30528 - movement of planets that regularizes days, months years, seasons,
A30529 - tides.
A30531 -  ..
A30532 - Schombert lecture continues...
A30533 -
A30534 -    Chaos lacks predictability; error grows faster than ability to
A30535 -    measure with precision. ref OF 12 PTXV
A30537 -     ..
A30538 -    Chaos is called non-linear behavior. ref OF 12 DF3M
A30539 -
A30540 -
A30541 -
A30543 -  ..
A30544 - Complexity seems to have several meanings....
A30545 - Creativity Connect Dots Power of Knowledge Strengthen Organization
A30546 - Creativity Management Fails Chaos Explodes Yielding New Organization
A30547 -
A30548 - Schombert's lecture on complexity, ref SDS 0 1Q6O, yields helpful
A30549 - ideas...
A30550 -
A30551 -        1.  Complexity relates to order, structure, and pattern that
A30552 -            influence predictibality, ref SDS 33 RP6K, variation, rate
A30553 -            of change, and ability to comprehend in time to influence
A30554 -            results.
A30556 -             ..
A30557 -            Two elements are more complex than 1, 4 is more complex
A30558 -            than 2, 10 is more complex than 4....
A30559 -
A30560 -               [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
A30561 -               binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
A30562 -               discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle
A30563 -               of emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
A30564 -               discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy in
A30565 -               the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur
A30566 -               naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
A30568 -                ..
A30569 -               [On 040312 grand unified theory (GUTS) of elemental
A30570 -               particles and fundamental forces, ref SDS 35 8UST, and a
A30571 -               theory of everything (TOE) to explain gravity and curved
A30572 -               space-time was discussed in lecture 17 for cosmology to
A30573 -               understand how order emerged from complexity when the
A30574 -               "big bang" launched the universe. ref SDS 35 E14H  The
A30575 -               anthropic principle strive understand complexity of the
A30576 -               universe that yields the highest order of structure in
A30577 -               the universe that requires many finely-tuned constants
A30578 -               for human life and intelligence to emerge with the power
A30579 -               to "understand" and change the course of events with
A30580 -               "free will."
A30582 -             ..
A30583 -        2.  Complexity improves management and increases productivity
A30584 -            through discovering innovation from recognizing patterns
A30585 -            and adding energy for "creativity" that creates or imposes
A30586 -            order, structure, and pattern, which is otherwise
A30587 -            constantly devolving toward entropy under the 2nd law of
A30588 -            thermodynamics, per above. ref SDS 0 566F  Complex high
A30589 -            rise buildings are very productive while connections are
A30590 -            maintained.  When maintenance lapses, decay reduces
A30591 -            production toward zero, see examples listed above.
A30592 -            ref SDS 0 XW4O
A30593 -
A30594 -               [On 061020 example from medical management. ref SDS 49
A30595 -               MO4K
A30597 -             ..
A30598 -            POIMS specifies chronology, context, and connection,
A30599 -            ref OF 46 8555, with relational and hierarchial order,
A30600 -            structure, and patterns of organic context, further
A30601 -            explained on 890523, ref SDS 1 XT6O  SDS leverages energy
A30602 -            connecting cause and effect that yields the power of
A30603 -            knowledge for predicting the future under the locality
A30604 -            principle, ref SDS 33 YH4G.  Command and control of the
A30605 -            future augments vision to expand creativity, and leverages
A30606 -            energy to increase productivity.
A30608 -             ..
A30609 -            A human being is very complex, but functions effectively in
A30610 -            a larger complex world using intelligence to apply
A30611 -            knowledge of cause and effect from memory of experience
A30612 -            related to situational awareness, see NWO. ref OF 52 08XX
A30613 -            Similarly, the law of gravity is exploited creatively to
A30614 -            construct complex canals that irrigate crops, and spinning
A30615 -            wheels to grind grain into flower for food, or spin saws to
A30616 -            cut lumber for homes, or construct complex buildings where
A30617 -            people collaborate in complex organizations on complex
A30618 -            tasks in complex ways.  Simple electrical charge improves
A30619 -            productivity of people in complex buildings when connected
A30620 -            into very large scale integrated (VLSI) and complex
A30621 -            circuits that connect complex data with complex algorithms.
A30623 -             ..
A30624 -            Creativity extends complexity, evolving from the Wright
A30625 -            Brothers's initial design in 1903 to the B24 planes of
A30626 -            WWII, the Boeing 747, and the Space Shuttle of today.
A30628 -             ..
A30629 -            Complementarity applying the "plan, perform, report"
A30630 -            integrated SDS cycle, reviewed on 890523, ref SDS 1 LV59,
A30631 -            supports a conscious discipline ("scientific method") that
A30632 -            leverages subconscious intelligence mechanics for
A30633 -            converting information into the power of knowledge, see
A30634 -            POIMS, ref OF 13 0367, as a routine exercise that produces
A30635 -            a continuing resource, like an encyclopedia of personal and
A30636 -            organizational memory, see POIMS. ref OF 16 6649
A30637 -            Complementarity of 7 elements of SDS flexible strucutre
A30638 -            appled through writing with chronology, context, and
A30639 -            connection make efficiencies of electronic records
A30640 -            management in the paperless office model productive, also,
A30641 -            reviewed on 890523. ref SDS 1 UP9S
A30643 -             ..
A30644 -        3.  Complexity in business and government without order,
A30645 -            structure, and pattern, ref SDS 0 KH6F, releases energy
A30646 -            through negative synergy that expands small errors into
A30647 -            chaos, conflict, crisis, and calamity. ref SDS 0 HQ5S
A30648 -            POIMS explains requirements for command and control to
A30649 -            maintain a well ordered record. ref OF 47 1113
A30650 -
A30651 -               [On 061020 example from medical management. ref SDS 49
A30652 -               MO4K
A30654 -                ..
A30655 -               [On 070105 doctor frustrated that multiple issues are
A30656 -               hard to manage; describes focusing on immediate problems
A30657 -               rather than spending time on issues that are irrelevant
A30658 -               to the current context. ref SDS 50 794K
A30660 -                ..
A30661 -               [On 090529 1751 another example health care doctors
A30662 -               confused by complex documentation not maintained in a
A30663 -               "well ordered" record. ref SDS 52 C25M
A30665 -             ..
A30666 -            The power of knowledge that makes complexity productive,
A30667 -            per above, ref SDS 0 5P9I, dissipates without connections
A30668 -            that predict the future.  When time and energy are not
A30669 -            added to "connect the dots" of cause and effect into a well
A30670 -            ordered record, complexity overwhelms span of attention.
A30671 -            Comprehension collapses into confusion, i.e., the "fog of
A30672 -            war."  The irreversibility of time degrades management
A30673 -            understanding essential for command and control toward
A30674 -            entropy, per above, under the 2nd law of thermodynamics,
A30675 -            noted by Schombert. ref SDS 0 566F  For example, complex
A30676 -            order, structure, and pattern are destroyed instantly in an
A30677 -            explosion with particles flung randomly in all directions.
A30678 -            Non-linear, unpredictable behavior of chaos, cited by
A30679 -            Schombert, ref SDS 0 IH6G, dramatically increases entropy
A30680 -            changing complexity of people, buildings, and space
A30681 -            shuttles into the simplicity of dust.  This turns valuable
A30682 -            assets into crushing liabilities.
A30684 -             ..
A30685 -        4.  Creativity emerges from chaos by adding energy to make new
A30686 -            connections of causality assembling dust into new forms
A30687 -            that may vary dramatically from original complexity.  Chaos
A30688 -            is usually avoided because destroying investment in
A30689 -            existing complexity presents overwhelmingly complex
A30690 -            consequences that require more than a lifetime for
A30691 -            evolution to recover prior advantage that leverages human
A30692 -            capabilities, per point 2. ref SDS 0 5P9I
A30694 -             ..
A30695 -        5.  Evolution constructs variants, perhaps due to "emergence,"
A30696 -            presented in the lecture on quantum mechanics, ref SDS 34
A30697 -            GT6L, from imperfections of mathematics, cited above,
A30698 -            ref SDS 0 BN6O, and which, over time, create more complex
A30699 -            organic structures, i.e., through natural selection of
A30700 -            variation that accomodates and thrives on evolving
A30701 -            conditions.  Entropy decreases locally, because things get
A30702 -            bigger and better.  Order, structure, and pattern of
A30703 -            complexity are comprehensible, and predictable with study.
A30704 -
A30705 -               [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
A30706 -               binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
A30707 -               discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle
A30708 -               of emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
A30709 -               discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy
A30710 -               under the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants
A30711 -               occur naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34
A30712 -               GT6L
A30714 -             ..
A30715 -            Time is a critical factor in evolution creating new and
A30716 -            constructive complexity with increased order.  Tesla ran
A30717 -            out of time before his creations were rewarded, reported in
A30718 -            NWO. ref OF 54 OE8L
A30720 -             ..
A30721 -        6.  Complexity increases sensitivity to small, hard to
A30722 -            recognize changes, ref SDS 0 XM3G, that evolve naturally in
A30723 -            the order, structure, and pattern of existence. ref SDS 0
A30724 -            885J  Order connecting cause and effect forms an organic
A30725 -            structure of context.  Complexity leverages the power of
A30726 -            knowledge from energy connecting cause and effect that
A30727 -            enables people to reliably predict the future based on
A30728 -            situational awareness of context.  However, when
A30729 -            connections are not created, then benefits of complexity
A30730 -            quickly degrade, as entropy rises, under 2nd law of
A30731 -            thermodynamics, discussed above. ref SDS 0 XW4O  For
A30732 -            example, if the power of knowedge using a key to start a
A30733 -            car is not applied, then the car becomes useful only for
A30734 -            shade.  If email is not read, or is read but not applied in
A30735 -            the work for taking action, then disconnected information
A30736 -            piles up, reported by Bill Gates on 021108, ref SDS 25
A30737 -            EF5I, and management degrades toward entropy, reported by
A30738 -            USAFIT in a study reviewed on 970707. ref SDS 10 0108
A30739 -
A30740 -                [On 060408 report that hundreds of email not read by
A30741 -                individuals everyday. ref SDS 42 6O6O
A30743 -                 ..
A30744 -                [On 060505 case study example scheduling meeting where
A30745 -                purpose is not known degrades productivity of complex
A30746 -                organization. ref SDS 45 P18O
A30748 -             ..
A30749 -        7.  Entropy naturally decays complexity without energy added
A30750 -            to connect cause and effect order, structure, pattern, and
A30751 -            predictability degrade into chaos.
A30753 -             ..
A30754 -            Before total failure of chaos arrives people get frustrated
A30755 -            by daily problems when small inconsequential variants
A30756 -            arise.  Variation in alignment with requirements of complex
A30757 -            systems can occur in policy, procedure, professional
A30758 -            practice, law, standards, supply of raw materials,
A30759 -            measurement cutting a 2 x 4, filling a cup, setting
A30760 -            temperature too low, or too high, misjudging distance to a
A30761 -            moving vehicle, skills of an employee, the list is endless.
A30762 -            Complexity overwhelms limits of human span of attention.
A30763 -            People cannot find cause and effect to create connections
A30764 -            that restore command and control of the work by creating
A30765 -            predictability.  Complexity hides critical details that
A30766 -            vary from order, structure, and pattern in the same way
A30767 -            that a needle is hard to find in a haystack.  As in nature,
A30768 -            some small problems take root and are nurtured by local
A30769 -            conditions.  They grow into conflict, crisis, calamity with
A30770 -            loss of life, time, and money.
A30772 -             ..
A30773 -        8.  Complexity is managed by standards requiring traceability
A30774 -            to original sources, adding energy to make connections of
A30775 -            cause and effect, reviewed on 950721. ref SDS 6 1740  These
A30776 -            requirements decrease entropy by maintaining order,
A30777 -            structure, and pattern that drive productivity and
A30778 -            creativity.  Modern organizations are too complex to
A30779 -            remember connections of cause and effect.  Daily work in
A30780 -            meetings, calls, and email overwhelms human span of
A30781 -            attention, reported on 990303, ref SDS 13 5328, allowing
A30782 -            entropy to degrade performance.  Alphabet technology
A30783 -            evolved to leverage innate intelligence for making
A30784 -            connections, by writing things down.  The density of
A30785 -            information from faster technology in a highly complex
A30786 -            organization creates cursory analysis.  People cannot find
A30787 -            critical details and connect cause and effect in time to
A30788 -            create the power of knowledge.  Bill Gates reported on
A30789 -            021108 that useless information is piling up on computers.
A30790 -            ref SDS 25 EF5I  Without the power of knowledge, creativity
A30791 -            falls and productivity is paralized, noted by Eric
A30792 -            Armstrong on 011003, ref SDS 21 EC5N, and by Gary Johnson a
A30793 -            few days later on 011006. ref SDS 22 O99K  Entropy
A30794 -            increases randomness and disorder toward chaos.  Without
A30795 -            order, predictability collapses, noted by Morris Jones on
A30796 -            921127, explaining that small inconsequential details
A30797 -            explode into major crisis. ref SDS 2 0674
A30798 -
A30799 -                [On 060408 report that hundreds of email not read by
A30800 -                individuals everyday. ref SDS 42 6O6O
A30802 -                 ..
A30803 -                [On 060505 case study example scheduling meeting where
A30804 -                purpose is not known degrades productivity of complex
A30805 -                organization. ref SDS 45 P18O
A30807 -             ..
A30808 -            NASA loss of space shuttle Columbia reported on 030202.
A30809 -            ref SDS 27 I38K, illustrates how a critical mass of
A30810 -            problems explode into tragedy, loss, calamity and chaos.
A30811 -            On 30826 the Chief Administrator testified that
A30812 -            requirements for good management are ignored as
A30813 -            "suggestions" when people are unable to "connect the dots"
A30814 -            in time with tools and procedures approved for use.
A30815 -            ref SDS 30 8K4G
A30817 -  ..
A30818 - New World Order... presents new realities that require tools for POIMS
A30819 - technology that empower people to "connect the dots" that yield
A30820 - creativity from the power of knowledge, per analysis of locality
A30821 - principle above. ref SDS 33 IT3H
A30823 -  ..
A30824 - When complexity explodes into component parts, new order, structures,
A30825 - and patterns form and this can create useful organization, where
A30826 - energy is added to connect cause and effect that yields the power of
A30827 - knowledge under the locality principle.
A30829 -  ..
A30830 - Schombert lecture continues...
A30832 -     ..
A30833 -    Creativity is associated with chaos of complicated behavior that
A30834 -    enables genuinely new arrangements. ref OF 12 DUQQ
A30835 -
A30836 -       [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary
A30837 -       binary forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution
A30838 -       discussed in lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle
A30839 -       of emergence, ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from
A30840 -       discorder under complexity theory of rising entropy
A30841 -       under the 2nd law, ref SDS 0 566F, because variants
A30842 -       occur naturally in undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34
A30843 -       GT6L
A30845 -  ..
A30846 - Writing is generally considered a highly creative craft, like
A30847 - painting and sculpture.
A30849 -  ..
A30850 - Writing applies mechanistic, Netwonian, linear, reductionist thinking
A30851 - to craft creative, novel ideas.
A30853 -  ..
A30854 - Words in a dictionary are in some sense "chaos," without order or
A30855 - structure.  Creativity is placing the words in a structure to form
A30856 - patterns that have meaning to people's lives, per review of alphabet
A30857 - technology, above. ref SDS 33 FQ4N
A30859 -  ..
A30860 - Schombert's lecture continues...
A30861 -
A30862 -    There is an image with narrative, ref OF 12 HD4N, that says...
A30863 -
A30864 -        Linear or deterministic system has conditions that lead to
A30865 -        unique future states with similar trajectories.
A30867 -         ..
A30868 -        Chaotic non-linear systems lead to unique future states but
A30869 -        trajectories are not similar.
A30871 -     ..
A30872 -    Error in chaos grows exponentially producing randomness.
A30873 -    ref OF 12 PUSY
A30875 -     ..
A30876 -    Chaos and incompleteness make the world rich in truth and
A30877 -    creativity because of their existence.  Whatever real-world truths
A30878 -    might exist, the overwhelming majority of them cannot be the
A30879 -    counterparts of theorems in a formal logical system.  The gap
A30880 -    between proof and truth can be narrowed, but never closed.
A30882 -  ..
A30883 - This seems to reflect Peirce's observation that accuracy of knowledge
A30884 - is continually refined by experience, reviewed on 000515. ref SDS 16
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SUBJECTS
Evolution April 16 2004 Doctor James Schombert University of Oregon

AB03 -
AB0401 -  ..
AB0402 - Binary Structure Existence Emergence Entropy Fluctuate with Energy
AB0403 - Evolution Biology Phenotype Gene Pool Changes Natural Selection Time
AB0404 -
AB0405 - Follow up ref SDS 33 JT9K.
AB0406 -
AB0407 - Lecture 09 on 040416 presents core theory of biology that hereditary
AB0408 - gene pool evolves through natural selection over time for the
AB0409 - phenotype of a species. ref OF 13 0001
AB0410 -
AB0411 -    The process of evolution can be summarized in three sentences:
AB0412 -    Genes mutate. Individuals are selected. Populations evolve.
AB0413 -    ref OF 13 JPYS
AB0415 -     ..
AB0416 -    Evolution has 5 components. ref OF 13 BQUX ....
AB0417 -
AB0418 -        1.    nonconstancy of species (individuals are unique)
AB0419 -        2.    all organisms descend from common ancestors
AB0420 -        3.    gradualness of evolution
AB0421 -        4.    diversity - multiplication of species
AB0422 -        5.    natural selection
AB0424 -     ..
AB0425 -    Variants arise continually, and those that randomly possess traits
AB0426 -    suited to evolving physical conditions survive, and begin to
AB0427 -    dominate the species.  Continual selection through variant survival
AB0428 -    modifies a species over time. ref OF 13 PQWV
AB0430 -  ..
AB0431 - Cancer seems to follow the laws of variation in evolution that
AB0432 - eventually mutates into forms that resist treatment, reviewed on
AB0433 - 030606. ref SDS 28 N27L
AB0435 -  ..
AB0436 - Entropy devolves organization into disorder presented in lecture 5 on
AB0437 - the 2nd law of thermodynamics, ref SDS 0 566F; but, for some reason,
AB0438 - entropy is not mentioned in lecture 9 on evolution that extends
AB0439 - complexity of organization, and is part of the debate on science and
AB0440 - religion centered on evolution, per above. ref SDS 0 I56I
AB0442 -  ..
AB0443 - "Complexity" does not occur in Schombert's lecture on evolution, when
AB0444 - it appears that emergence constantly creates new, more complex forms
AB0445 - of life, and in conflict with the 2nd law of thermodynamics that says
AB0446 - disorder is the overriding principle of the universe.  How though does
AB0447 - entropy rise if there is no complementary force constructing
AB0448 - complexity to decrease entropy? ref SDS 0 566F
AB0450 -         ..
AB0451 -        [On 040312 Schombert lecture 15 presents complementary binary
AB0452 -        forces, ref SDS 34 O69O; biological evolution discussed in
AB0453 -        lecture 9, ref SDS 0 JT9K, fits principle of emergence,
AB0454 -        ref SDS 34 GU30, that evolves order from disorder under
AB0455 -        complexity theory of rising entropy under the 2nd law,
AB0456 -        ref SDS 0 566F, because variants occur naturally in
AB0457 -        undecidable mathematics. ref SDS 34 GT6L
AB0459 -  ..
AB0460 - Evolution lecture 9 does not mention the role of enabling forces that
AB0461 - cause "quantum leaps" in changing order, structure, and pattern of
AB0462 - complexity, which seems implied in Schombert's initial lecture on
AB0463 - models, theories and paradigms discussing Thomas Kuhn's ideas.
AB0464 - ref SDS 33 HH3M
AB0466 -  ..
AB0467 - Emergence seems like the driving force evolving complex structures, as
AB0468 - related in the lecture 15 on 040502. ref SDS 34 486I
AB0470 -  ..
AB0471 - Variants may arise from mathematics that demonstrate randomness is a
AB0472 - characteristic of the universe, per lecture 08, ref SDS 0 BN6O, and
AB0473 - this creates new forms and processes that construct complex order,
AB0474 - i.e., decrease entropy. ref SDS 0 566F
AB0476 -  ..
AB0477 - Schombert's lecture continues...
AB0478 -
AB0479 -    Natural selection is the only mechanism of adaptive evolution; it
AB0480 -    is defined as reproductive success of classes of genetic variants
AB0481 -    in the gene pool. ref OF 13 DO5L
AB0483 -     ..
AB0484 -    Malthus shows that organisms produce more offspring than can
AB0485 -    survive.  Populations grow faster than food supply = struggle and
AB0486 -    competition for existence. ref OF 13 KQQR
AB0488 -     ..
AB0489 -    Human evolution began to branch from hominids about 20m years ago.
AB0490 -    ref OF 13 DRVY  About 12m years ago the earth began to cool,
AB0491 -    leading to the ice age about 1m years ago.  At that time, a
AB0492 -    tree-dwelling primate developed. ref OF 13 PRYQ
AB0494 -     ..
AB0495 -    Upright walking responded to environmental changes.  In East Africa
AB0496 -    the rainforest was turning into steppes and grasslands due to
AB0497 -    global cooling.  Reduced habitat drove 2/3's of the ape species
AB0498 -    into extinction.  Some primates developed arboreal lifestyles and
AB0499 -    became the gibbon lineage.  Others, developed an upright stance, as
AB0500 -    a survival characteristic to see over tall grasses, and spent more
AB0501 -    time on the ground.  About 3.5 million years ago, our first direct
AB0502 -    ancestor appeared, Australopithecus africanus. ref OF 13 DRYX
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