Difference between revisions of "Thought experiments"
From Living Room
Jump to navigationJump to search| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
_curious creatures_ | _curious creatures_ | ||
| − | *Laplace's demon | + | *Laplace's demon (physics) |
| − | *Maxwell's demon | + | *Faddeev–Popov ghost (physics) |
| − | *Floating Man | + | *Maxwell's demon (physics) |
| − | *Brain in a vat | + | *Floating Man (philosophy) |
| + | *Brain in a vat (philosophy) | ||
*the monster (math) | *the monster (math) | ||
*a monster state (physics) | *a monster state (physics) | ||
*Utility monster (philosophy) | *Utility monster (philosophy) | ||
| − | *gremlins | + | *gremlins (comsci general) |
_curious animals_ | _curious animals_ | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 3 July 2011
_curious creatures_
*Laplace's demon (physics) *Faddeev–Popov ghost (physics) *Maxwell's demon (physics) *Floating Man (philosophy) *Brain in a vat (philosophy) *the monster (math) *a monster state (physics) *Utility monster (philosophy) *gremlins (comsci general)
_curious animals_
*Schrödinger's cat *Infinite monkey theorem *infinite pigeons in infinite holes *Buridan's ass *Buttered cat paradox
_curious objects_
*devil's staircase *gabriel's horn *Feynman sprinkler *Galileo's ship *Heisenberg's microscope *Ladder paradox *Newton's cannonball *Sticky bead argument *big book *infinite library *Brainstorm machine *Ship of Theseus *Plank of Carneades *Violinist
_curious persons_
*Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester *Twin paradox *Wigner's friend *Prisoner's dilemma *The Monkey and the Hunter *Quantum suicide and immortality *Two Generals' Problem *Dining philosophers problem
