Thought experiments



Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry plato stanford entries brain vat
        Brains in a Vat

Coupled Brownian Motors - Can we get work out of unbiased fluctuation? research motor
        Coupled Brownian Motors

Why is a Brownian motor not a ''perpetuum mobile'' of the second kind?
        Brownian Motor

Life and Philosophy of Leibniz see section on Space, Time and Indiscernibles for Leibniz arguing against the idea of space acting as a causal agent.
        Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz -- Metaphysics [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

Newton's Views on Space, Time, and Motion from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, article by Robert Rynasiewicz. At the end of this article, loss of fine distinctions in the translations as compared to the original Latin text is discussed.
        Newton's Views on Space, Time, and Motion

Arguments for the 'absolutist' and 'relationist' views of space (PDF) personal james york
        

Newton's Scholium The text from the Scholium of the Principia as translated in 1729 from its original Latin by A. Motte and later translated to 20th century English by F. Cajori
        Absolute and Relative Space, Time, and Motion

''3 Quarks Daily''
        3quarksdaily

Physics FAQ section about Bell's inequality math home physics quantum
        The EPR Paradox and Bell's Inequality Principle

EPR, Bell & Aspect: The Original References david
        EPR, Bell & Aspect: The Original References

''Bell’s Theorem'' (2004)
        Bell's Theorem

''The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory'' plato stanford entries
        The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory

Chance and Probability : Calculating how long it would take to randomly produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
        David Tribble's Chance and Probability

avoision.com : An attempt to recreate Genesis 1:1 from random text.
        Evolving Genesis

Monkeys Don't Write Shakespeare wired news culture
        Wired News: Monkeys Don't Write Shakespeare

Real Life Parody of the Keyboard/Monkey Concept vivaria experiments notes publication
        Domain Name Renewal and web hosting from Network Solutions

Monkey Shakespeare Simulator user java monkey webpages
        Monkey Shakespeare Simulator

The many worlds of quantum mechanics
        The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics

Chapter 1 provides a historical overview of the demon's origin and solutions to the paradox. The 1st edition from 1990 (out of print) contained several additional relevant papers.
        

Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing , Institute of Physics, 2003 — an anthology and comprehensive bibliography of academic papers pertaining to Maxwell's demon and related topics.
        SS > NF reviews > Harvey S. Leff

Thinking Inside the Boxes by Jim Holt
        Thinking Inside the Boxes By Jim Holt

Newcomb's Paradox by Franz Kiekeben
        Newcomb's Paradox

Pascal's Wager on the OCRT site
        Pascal's Wager

Arguments against Pascal's Wager update pascal
        Apologia Atheos: Pascal's wager refuted

Pascal's wager in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato stanford entries pascal wager
        Pascal's Wager

The full text of the ''Pensees'' in various formats. The wager is in segment #233 pascal
        Pensees (about)

The End of Pascal's Wager: Only Nontheists Go to Heaven (2002) infidels library modern heaven
        The End of Pascal's Wager: Only Nontheists Go to Heaven

gedanken toy cat toy
        Dance of the Puppets: Shrödinger's Cat Toy
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A Lazy Layman's Guide to Quantum Physics quantum
        A Lazy Layman's Guide to Quantum Physics

The Present Situation in Quantum Mechanics (Translation) cat
        Schroedinger: "The Present Situation in Quantum Mechanics"

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