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Papers by Jonathan Post
In this review article we compare the recent work of Peter Lynds, "On a finite universe with no b... more In this review article we compare the recent work of Peter Lynds, "On a finite universe with no beginning or end", with that of Stephen Hawking, primarily "Quantum Cosmology, M-Theory, and the Anthropic Principle", and two foundational works by Sean M. Carroll and Jennifer Chen, "Does Inflation Provide Natural Conditions for the Universe" and "Spontaneous Inflation and the Origin of the Arrow of Time", in order to evaluate their comparative treatments of the nature and role of causality, time ordering, thermodynamic reversibility, singularities and boundary conditions in the formation of the early universe. We briefly reference Smolin and Kauffman's recent arguments with respect to possible processes of "evolutionary selection" in early universe formation as an alternative explanation to key elements of Hawking's earlier "M-Theory", and its attendant anthropic principle. We also briefly excerpt a short section of Smolin's recent work on topology in quantum loop gravity, simply as an illustrative example of the type of complex quantum topological transformation which he offers as a theoretical alternative to string theory in quantum cosmology.
The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very i... more The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very important way determined by the conceptual framework and language of discourse that we use to describe physical reality. In this paper we examine three areas where the structure of discourse has been particularly difficult. In this regard we examine three problems, the problem of time (which is discussed in two sections of the paper), the problem of non-locality in quantum mechanics and some related general difficulties of interpretation specific to the Copenhagen school, and the concept of maximality as it is employed with respect to cosmic inflation in general relativity and quantum cosmology.
The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very i... more The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very important way determined by the conceptual framework and language of discourse that we use to describe physical reality. In this paper we examine three areas where the structure of discourse has been particularly difficult. In this regard we examine three problems, the problem of time (which is discussed in two sections of the paper), the problem of non-locality in quantum mechanics and some related general difficulties of interpretation specific to the Copenhagen school, and the concept of maximality as it is employed with respect to cosmic inflation in general relativity and quantum cosmology.
The economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been recognized as posing unique challenge... more The economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been recognized as posing unique challenges to study. The scope and nature of their political and economic development processes vary widely across the region are characterized by substantial volatilities and are inherently complex. In this context, a renewed interest in the mechanisms of economic transition has arisen in order to explain the effects of Eastern European integration into the European Union as well as the consequent integration into global economic structures. This approach, which we shall refer to as "Transition Dynamics", (TD), differs significantly from the more traditional macroeconomic and polotical science focus on purely internal processes of change. In this regard, the CEE transition to market can be described as a process characterized by out-of-equilibrium dynamics and a heterogeneous competitive landscape with high levels of complexity.
In the following paper we explore some of the ways in which competitive intelligence and game the... more In the following paper we explore some of the ways in which competitive intelligence and game theory can be employed to assist firms in deciding whether or not to undertake international market diversification and whether or not there is an advantage to being a market leader or a market follower overseas. In attempting to answer these questions, we take a somewhat unconventional approach. We first examine how some of the most recent advances in the physical and biological sciences can contribute to the ways in which we understand how firms behave. Subsequently, we propose a formal methodology for competitive intelligence. While space considerations here do not allow for a complete game-theoretic treatment of competitive intelligence and its use with respect to understanding first and second mover advantage in firm internationalization, that treatment can be found in its entirety in the on-line proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Complex Systems at http://knowledgetoday.org/wiki/indec.php/ICCS06/89
In this paper we extend our 2007 paper, “Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, a... more In this paper we extend our 2007 paper, “Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, and Boundary Conditions”, http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0710/0710.5046.pdf, to include consideration of universal expansion, various implications of extendibility and incompleteness in spacetime metrics and, absent the treatment of Feynman diagrams, the use of Penning trap dynamics to describe the Hamiltonians of space-times with no characteristic upper or lower bound.
We search for primes in the Fibonacci n-step and Lucas n-step sequences, which are the natural ge... more We search for primes in the Fibonacci n-step and Lucas n-step sequences, which are the natural generalizations of the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. While the Fibonacci n-step sequences are nearly devoid of primes, the Lucas n-step sequences are primerich. We tabulate the occurrence of primes in the first 10000 terms for n ≤ 100. We also state two conjectures about Diophantine equations based on these sequences.
In this review article we compare the recent work of Peter Lynds, "On a finite universe with no b... more In this review article we compare the recent work of Peter Lynds, "On a finite universe with no beginning or end", with that of Stephen Hawking, primarily "Quantum Cosmology, M-Theory, and the Anthropic Principle", and two foundational works by Sean M. Carroll and Jennifer Chen, "Does Inflation Provide Natural Conditions for the Universe" and "Spontaneous Inflation and the Origin of the Arrow of Time", in order to evaluate their comparative treatments of the nature and role of causality, time ordering, thermodynamic reversibility, singularities and boundary conditions in the formation of the early universe. We briefly reference Smolin and Kauffman's recent arguments with respect to possible processes of "evolutionary selection" in early universe formation as an alternative explanation to key elements of Hawking's earlier "M-Theory", and its attendant anthropic principle. We also briefly excerpt a short section of Smolin's recent work on topology in quantum loop gravity, simply as an illustrative example of the type of complex quantum topological transformation which he offers as a theoretical alternative to string theory in quantum cosmology.
The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very i... more The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very important way determined by the conceptual framework and language of discourse that we use to describe physical reality. In this paper we examine three areas where the structure of discourse has been particularly difficult. In this regard we examine three problems, the problem of time (which is discussed in two sections of the paper), the problem of non-locality in quantum mechanics and some related general difficulties of interpretation specific to the Copenhagen school, and the concept of maximality as it is employed with respect to cosmic inflation in general relativity and quantum cosmology.
The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very i... more The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate that the "limits of physics" are in a very important way determined by the conceptual framework and language of discourse that we use to describe physical reality. In this paper we examine three areas where the structure of discourse has been particularly difficult. In this regard we examine three problems, the problem of time (which is discussed in two sections of the paper), the problem of non-locality in quantum mechanics and some related general difficulties of interpretation specific to the Copenhagen school, and the concept of maximality as it is employed with respect to cosmic inflation in general relativity and quantum cosmology.
The economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been recognized as posing unique challenge... more The economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been recognized as posing unique challenges to study. The scope and nature of their political and economic development processes vary widely across the region are characterized by substantial volatilities and are inherently complex. In this context, a renewed interest in the mechanisms of economic transition has arisen in order to explain the effects of Eastern European integration into the European Union as well as the consequent integration into global economic structures. This approach, which we shall refer to as "Transition Dynamics", (TD), differs significantly from the more traditional macroeconomic and polotical science focus on purely internal processes of change. In this regard, the CEE transition to market can be described as a process characterized by out-of-equilibrium dynamics and a heterogeneous competitive landscape with high levels of complexity.
In the following paper we explore some of the ways in which competitive intelligence and game the... more In the following paper we explore some of the ways in which competitive intelligence and game theory can be employed to assist firms in deciding whether or not to undertake international market diversification and whether or not there is an advantage to being a market leader or a market follower overseas. In attempting to answer these questions, we take a somewhat unconventional approach. We first examine how some of the most recent advances in the physical and biological sciences can contribute to the ways in which we understand how firms behave. Subsequently, we propose a formal methodology for competitive intelligence. While space considerations here do not allow for a complete game-theoretic treatment of competitive intelligence and its use with respect to understanding first and second mover advantage in firm internationalization, that treatment can be found in its entirety in the on-line proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Complex Systems at http://knowledgetoday.org/wiki/indec.php/ICCS06/89
In this paper we extend our 2007 paper, “Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, a... more In this paper we extend our 2007 paper, “Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, and Boundary Conditions”, http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0710/0710.5046.pdf, to include consideration of universal expansion, various implications of extendibility and incompleteness in spacetime metrics and, absent the treatment of Feynman diagrams, the use of Penning trap dynamics to describe the Hamiltonians of space-times with no characteristic upper or lower bound.
We search for primes in the Fibonacci n-step and Lucas n-step sequences, which are the natural ge... more We search for primes in the Fibonacci n-step and Lucas n-step sequences, which are the natural generalizations of the Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. While the Fibonacci n-step sequences are nearly devoid of primes, the Lucas n-step sequences are primerich. We tabulate the occurrence of primes in the first 10000 terms for n ≤ 100. We also state two conjectures about Diophantine equations based on these sequences.