Is There a Basis for teleology in Physics?

Abstract. The basic laws of physics for particles and fields can be formulated in terms of variational principles. The initial development of a variational principle had distinct teleological implications. The formulation of physical laws in terms of variational principles is outlined with specific...

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Main Author: Helrich, Carl S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2007
In: Zygon
Year: 2007, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-110
Further subjects:B Thermodynamics
B Quantum
B variational principles
B Classical
B Teleology
B distributions
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