On an Axiomatic Foundation for a Theory of Everything

Whether a unified theory of everything(TOE)is possible or not is a philosophical question and yes or no can be chosen in a two-valued logic system.Currently the two schools are in conflict with each other.Based on the relativity of simultaneity axiom proposed in this paper,the present author suggests to use a midway philosophy to replace the present materialist philosophy for modern sciences;then this conflict together with many other conflicts among different theories such as classical mechanics(CM),general relativity(GR),and quantum mechanics(QM)can be solved and a unified theory of everything for the world we can observe can be constructed.In this paper,the axiomatic foundation for a TOE is proposed which contains six fundamental axioms.Various problems related to these foundational issues are discussed.It is hoped that the present paper might show a new promise and a new direction for TOE which would be helpful for the further development of modern sciences.

Revisiting the Classics to Recover the Physical Sense in Electrical Noise

This paper shows a physically cogent model for electrical noise in resistors that has been obtained from Thermodynamical reasons. This new model derived from the works of Johnson and Nyquist also agrees with the Quantum model for noisy systems handled by Callen and Welton in 1951, thus unifying these two Physical viewpoints. This new model is a Complex or 2-D noise model based on an Admittance that considers both Fluctuation and Dissipation of electrical energy to excel the Real or 1-D model in use that only considers Dissipation. By the two orthogonal currents linked with a common voltage noise by an Admittance function, the new model is shown in frequency domain. Its use in time domain allows to see the pitfall behind a paradox of Statistical Mechanics about systems considered as energy-conserving and deterministic on the microscale that are dissipative and unpredictable on the macroscale and also shows how to use properly the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem.

Analysis of Temporal Signals of Climate

The dynamics of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is analyzed and it is shown that the Pinatubo eruption in 1991 had a noticeable effect on these dynamics. The growth rate slowed down. Moreover, analyzing the year-on-year CO2 growth data, we can see an an-thropogenic footprint, possibly due to the burning of fossil fuels. On top of this anthropo-genic contribution is a natural contribution that is of similar magnitude, and that closely follows the ocean surface temperature (influenced by ENSO, El Ni&ntildeo Southern Oscilla-tion). This latter fact is consistent with the hypothesis of the correlation of global temper-atures and carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere being governed by Henry’s Law, in which carbon dioxide variations are the result of, rather than the cause of, temperature changes. This latter being the so-called “greenhouse effect”, sometimes mentioned as responsible for (anthropogenic) climate changes, and that cannot explain the observed phenomena described here. Similar conclusions are drawn on monthly data of carbon dioxide and temperature as well.

Company Value and Employee Satisfaction： Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Findings

Employee satisfaction and its potential impact on business and company success have been in the focus of organizational and managerial practise and research ever since. This paper outlines the theoretical framework of this particular cause-effect proposition, and further examines if there is empirical evidence to substantiate the underlying research hypothesis, saying that increasing degrees of employee satisfaction have a positive impact on the company value. The company value can be measured by the equity value of a firm. With the primary data analysis, the authors compared 11 companies which took part in the Great Place to Work （GPTW） Contest in 2007 and 2009 （only in 2009） regarding their equity values and GPTW scores. The figures of these companies were provided to the authors in an anonymous form. The authors had no influence on the number of companies the GPTW Institute provided to them. The GPTW Institute tried to find companies which attend both contests and also show their financial data in the ＂Elektronischen Bundesanzeiger＂. This paper aims to foster these results with some additional primary statistical analyses for hypothesis testing. For this investigation, the authors conducted various types of statistical procedures which seem to confirm the underlying proposition. With different types of correlation analysis, the relationship between equity value and GPTW score was elaborated. By regarding the absolute average Earnings Before Interest and Tax （EBIT） and equity value of the eleven out of the 100 best companies, some differences can be pointed out by setting them in comparison to 30 randomly selected companies from Germany.

Electrical Noise, Brownian Motion and the Arrow of Time

The origin of the Johnson noise of resistors is reviewed by a new model fitting in the Fluctuation-Dissipation framework and compared with the velocity noise in Brownian motion. This new model handling both fluctuations as well as dissipations of electrical energy in the Complex Admittance of any resistor excels current model based on the dissipation in their conductance. From the two orthogonal currents associated to a sinusoidal voltage in an electrical admittance, the new model that also considers the discreteness of the electrical charge shows a Cause-Effect dynamics for electrical noise. After a brief look at systems considered as energy-conserving and deterministic on the microscale that are dissipative and unpredictable on the macroscale, the arrow of time is discussed from the noise viewpoint.