Using powerful concepts and tools borrowed from the seminal arsenal connecting physics fundamentals with esoteric set theoretical operations developed in recent years by Alexandria E-infinity theoretician M. S. El Nas...Using powerful concepts and tools borrowed from the seminal arsenal connecting physics fundamentals with esoteric set theoretical operations developed in recent years by Alexandria E-infinity theoretician M. S. El Naschie, this paper explores the deep implications of some of the dualities Dr El Naschie has identified and analyzed in his exposes, connecting them with our own Xonic Quantum Physics (XQP) which places dynamical action rather than spacetime and energy at the core of the System of the World.展开更多
Three months before his untimely death in Paris in July 1912, Henri Poincaré formulated the conjecture that Planck’s action element could (should) be regarded as constituting a “véritable atome”, i.e. an ...Three months before his untimely death in Paris in July 1912, Henri Poincaré formulated the conjecture that Planck’s action element could (should) be regarded as constituting a “véritable atome”, i.e. an “atom of motion”, whose integrity arises from the fact that the “points” it contains are equivalent to one another from the standpoint of probability. In this paper we investigate the possibility that this conjecture provides a clue to the origin and nature of dark matter.展开更多
The elementary particles listed in the Standard Model of particle physics have all in common a quantum mechanical attribute which has the dimension of the xon, suggesting that the xon might be a structural ingredient ...The elementary particles listed in the Standard Model of particle physics have all in common a quantum mechanical attribute which has the dimension of the xon, suggesting that the xon might be a structural ingredient of matter. The xon should therefore be included as a full-fledged member in the SM catalog of elementary particles.展开更多
In this study, mixed metal oxides developed with a perovskite-type structure that show great potential for use in catalysis. Perovskite oxide catalysts with the composition LaMoxV1-xOn （x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 0....In this study, mixed metal oxides developed with a perovskite-type structure that show great potential for use in catalysis. Perovskite oxide catalysts with the composition LaMoxV1-xOn （x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9） have been synthesized by the sol-gel method and then used in the ethane dry reforming reaction for the direct synthesis of acetic acid. The influence of the nature of the metallic source （metal, nitrate, acetylacetonate, and ammonium） on gel formation has been studied by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA-DTA）. After calcination, the obtained perovskites were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry （EDS） coupled with scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The catalysts were then subjected to thermo-programmed reduction （TPR）. The surface area （BET） was found to increase from 2.6 m^2/g （x = 0.1） to 5.1 m2/g （x = 1.0） with increasing molybdenum content following calcinations at 750 °C, and pure LaMoxV1-xOn perovskite was obtained with good homogeneity. The catalysts have been characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, and carbon analysis （CA）. The results indicate that through this synthesis it is possible to obtain highly crystalline, homogeneous and pure solids, with well-defined structures. The direct synthesis of acetic acid from ethane over the perovskite catalysts was studied at temperatures between 450 and 850 °C and elevated pressures between 1 and 8 bar. It was found that the yield of acetic acid and the selectivity of its formation could be increased by incorporating more molybdenum into the perovskite structure. The experimental studies have shown that the calcination temperature and the molybdenum content have a significant influence on the catalytic activity. Amongst the catalysts tested, LaMo0.7V0.3O4.2 exhibited the best activity and stability.展开更多
Writing in 1943, renowned Austrian physicist Edwin Schrodinger asked “What is Life?” thereby invigorating the debate which preoccupied biologists at the time. He proposed an answer to this question rooted in conside...Writing in 1943, renowned Austrian physicist Edwin Schrodinger asked “What is Life?” thereby invigorating the debate which preoccupied biologists at the time. He proposed an answer to this question rooted in considerations borrowed from Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. To reveal the missing link in Biology-Physics, the present Note investigates an alternate answer in which dynamical action, rather than thermodynamics and energy, plays the fundamental role. It reviews in particular the process of biological cell replication which may be considered to define “Life” and might be the macroscopic manifestation of an underlying quantum physical process in which xons, conveyors of dynamical action, are the determining agents.展开更多
文摘Using powerful concepts and tools borrowed from the seminal arsenal connecting physics fundamentals with esoteric set theoretical operations developed in recent years by Alexandria E-infinity theoretician M. S. El Naschie, this paper explores the deep implications of some of the dualities Dr El Naschie has identified and analyzed in his exposes, connecting them with our own Xonic Quantum Physics (XQP) which places dynamical action rather than spacetime and energy at the core of the System of the World.
文摘Three months before his untimely death in Paris in July 1912, Henri Poincaré formulated the conjecture that Planck’s action element could (should) be regarded as constituting a “véritable atome”, i.e. an “atom of motion”, whose integrity arises from the fact that the “points” it contains are equivalent to one another from the standpoint of probability. In this paper we investigate the possibility that this conjecture provides a clue to the origin and nature of dark matter.
文摘The elementary particles listed in the Standard Model of particle physics have all in common a quantum mechanical attribute which has the dimension of the xon, suggesting that the xon might be a structural ingredient of matter. The xon should therefore be included as a full-fledged member in the SM catalog of elementary particles.
文摘In this study, mixed metal oxides developed with a perovskite-type structure that show great potential for use in catalysis. Perovskite oxide catalysts with the composition LaMoxV1-xOn （x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9） have been synthesized by the sol-gel method and then used in the ethane dry reforming reaction for the direct synthesis of acetic acid. The influence of the nature of the metallic source （metal, nitrate, acetylacetonate, and ammonium） on gel formation has been studied by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA-DTA）. After calcination, the obtained perovskites were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry （EDS） coupled with scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The catalysts were then subjected to thermo-programmed reduction （TPR）. The surface area （BET） was found to increase from 2.6 m^2/g （x = 0.1） to 5.1 m2/g （x = 1.0） with increasing molybdenum content following calcinations at 750 °C, and pure LaMoxV1-xOn perovskite was obtained with good homogeneity. The catalysts have been characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, and carbon analysis （CA）. The results indicate that through this synthesis it is possible to obtain highly crystalline, homogeneous and pure solids, with well-defined structures. The direct synthesis of acetic acid from ethane over the perovskite catalysts was studied at temperatures between 450 and 850 °C and elevated pressures between 1 and 8 bar. It was found that the yield of acetic acid and the selectivity of its formation could be increased by incorporating more molybdenum into the perovskite structure. The experimental studies have shown that the calcination temperature and the molybdenum content have a significant influence on the catalytic activity. Amongst the catalysts tested, LaMo0.7V0.3O4.2 exhibited the best activity and stability.
文摘Writing in 1943, renowned Austrian physicist Edwin Schrodinger asked “What is Life?” thereby invigorating the debate which preoccupied biologists at the time. He proposed an answer to this question rooted in considerations borrowed from Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. To reveal the missing link in Biology-Physics, the present Note investigates an alternate answer in which dynamical action, rather than thermodynamics and energy, plays the fundamental role. It reviews in particular the process of biological cell replication which may be considered to define “Life” and might be the macroscopic manifestation of an underlying quantum physical process in which xons, conveyors of dynamical action, are the determining agents.
