The new physics by Fritjof Capra Bbs 2nd year summary
The New Physics - Fritjof Capra
About Author
Fritjof Capra born on 1939 is an Austrian-born American Physicist, deep ecologist. He is the author of many books like the Tao of Physics, uncommon wisdom, the web of life, etc. He was born in Vienna the capital of Austria who attended the University of Vienna, where he earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in the year 1966.
Main Idea of the new physics by Fritjof Capra
This essay 'the new physics' by 'Fritjof Capra' proposes a new point of view to look at the universe. The writer, as a scientist himself, finds that the older perspective of universe is in question and there is new physics. Physics originally refers to the whole universe and its physical existence. In fact, physics is the study of the physical universe, existence of the things found in the universe. The old physics believes in the existence of the things in separation, but the new physics, as the writer proposes, believes in the unified, holistic and ecological existence of the universe. The whole universe has come into existence from the one single whole. So the concept of new physics is getting closer to Eastern mysticism of the One.
Summary of the new physics by Fritjof Capra
The writer says that
modern physics got a great contribution from Albert Einstein who had published
two articles on physics about the theory of relativity. One was published in
1905 which was called special theory of
relativity and the other was published after ten years which was called general theory of relativity. The
special theory of relativity is about the concept of universe as a unified
whole. But general theory of relativity is about the atomic energy, quantum
theory and its properties. Although his general theory of relativity became
more popular, throughout his life, Einstein strongly believed in nature's
inherent harmony and the unified foundation of physics.
The 20th century physics worked a lot in the experimentation of atomic structures at atomic and subatomic levels but lately, they found some similarities among the structures of all atoms to all substances. Their own earlier concepts on atoms have been challenged for the first time and they are compelled to think about the universe as a single whole. Physics refers to universe and this new concept to understand the universe is called the new physics. The new physics needed profound changes in the concepts of space, time, matter, cause and effect. Out of the revolutionary changes in our concepts of reality brought by modern physics, a new consistent world view is emerging now.
This new world view is not yet believed by most of the leading physicists but it is under discussion going beyond technical findings. These scientists are deeply interested in relationship between physics and philosophy. They say that they needed to look at the world open-mindedly, broadly and generously to understand the creation of nature.
In contrast to the
mechanistic world view, the new world view is characterized by the words like
organic, holistic and ecological entity. It can also be called a systemic world
view. The whole universe is no longer seen as a mechanistic entity made of a
multitude of objects, but it has to be pictured as one indivisible, dynamic
whole whose parts are essentially interrelated into the original whole. The
eastern world view of mysticism seems to be relevant to this new world view,
the new physics. It has been discussed seriously even among the scientific
community. In this sense, the new physics is closer to mysticism and philosophical
world view.
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