[A]ttunements never emerge in the empty space of the soul and then disappear again; rather, Dasein as Dasein is always already attuned in its very grounds. There is only ever a change of attunement.

#Heidegger #fieldtheory
https://www.beyng.com/pages/en/FundamentalConceptsMetaphysics/FundamentalConceptsMetaphysics.068.html

The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics

Freiburg lecture course winter semester 1929-30. GA 29/30. English translation page 68.

¨The first reaction to this work is that it is wrong.
The second is that it is obvious.”
— Victor Weisskopf

The Aharonov-Bohm effect is a fascinating story.
https://youtu.be/XKSjCOKDtpk

#Science #Magnetism #QuantumMechanics #FieldTheory

We still don't understand magnetism

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Today in the #dailyPaperChallenge I read (parts of) "critical \( \phi^4_{3,\epsilon} \)" from 2002. This paper deals with the #renormalization of a quartic interacting #fieldTheory in 3 dimensions, but with a non-standard (long-range) propagator \(1/p^{\frac 3 2} \). The methods they use are quite different from what I am accustomed to, but there are two points of contact with my work: Firstly, this theory is an example of a marginally coupled \(\phi^4 \) theory with non-integer propagator power. The #tropicalFieldTheory we are currently developing is also of that type. And secondly, the algebraic/combinatorial operations they use seem to fit nicely into a Hopf algebra description a la Connes-Kreimer (probably, someone has already worked that out in the 20 years since). Besides that, this paper also includes one section that is just a sequence of 24 lemmas, which would be more typical for Wittgenstein's tractatus than for a physics paper. What I also liked was that the paragraphs have individual titles, which makes the structure of arguments very easy to follow. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00220-003-0895-4
Critical (Φ4)3,ε - Communications in Mathematical Physics

The Euclidean (φ4)3,ε model in R 3 corresponds to a perturbation by a φ4 interaction of a Gaussian measure on scalar fields with a covariance depending on a real parameter ε in the range 0≤ε≤1. For ε=1 one recovers the covariance of a massless scalar field in R 3 . For ε=0, φ4 is a marginal interaction. For 0≤ε<1 the covariance continues to be Osterwalder-Schrader and pointwise positive. We consider the infinite volume critical theory with a fixed ultraviolet cutoff at the unit length scale and we prove that for ε>0, sufficiently small, there exists a non-gaussian fixed point (with one unstable direction) of the Renormalization Group iterations. We construct the stable critical manifold near this fixed point and prove that under Renormalization Group iterations the critical theories converge to the fixed point.

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Relational Field Theory – Religious Rift Repair

Relational Field Theory proposes that magic and religion stem from humans’ inherent experiences of a shared relational field, rather than supernatural beliefs. It argues that these experience…

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New theory proposes that consciousness is the universe's foundation, not atoms

A radical new theory begins with a central claim: consciousness is the fundamental field of reality; time, space, and matter develop from it.

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Parietal alpha frequency shapes own-body perception by modulating the temporal integration of bodily signals - Nature Communications

This study shows that parietal alpha oscillations determine how visual and tactile signals from the body are combined over time, influencing the temporal precision of multisensory integration that underlies the perception of one’s own body

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Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

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#FieldTheory #biology

"We call it ‘field theory’.

The notion of ‘fields’ was originally developed by physicists such as Newton, Michael Faraday, Richard Feynman and others. In physics, the concept has been used to explain gravity, electromagnetism, and particle interactions in quantum theory. But fields have also been used in biology to explain the development of living things. In the mid-20th century, the Austrian biologist Paul Weiss proposed that, within an embryo, large ‘morphogenetic fields’ directed the behaviour of cells inside them. Together, these pioneers in physics and biology showed how objects in the Universe can be directed by often-invisible and large-scale external structures. Our version of field theory takes this as its starting point."

https://aeon.co/essays/a-new-field-theory-reveals-the-hidden-forces-that-guide-us

A new ‘field theory’ reveals the hidden forces that guide us | Aeon Essays

Everything in the Universe, from wandering turtles to falling rocks, is surrounded by ‘fields’ that guide and direct movement

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Dean Rickles - Is Time Fundamental?

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A brief history of #psychology & the sciences as related to #FieldTheory -
"Notes on Albert's Mind, Field Theory & Contextualism"
Also, using #synesthesia/#schizophrenia to study one another...
https://www.audible.com/pd/On-Psychology-Audiobook/B07F46HDBP