BFO and physics
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gprimero
Jan 30, 2012, 6:20:27 PM1/30/12
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How does BFO handle the more counterintuitive aspects of current
physics? (For example: quantum fields, wave-particle duality, quantum
entanglement, mass-energy equivalence, spacetime, spacetime
curvatures, fundamental interactions, cosmological constant, dark
matter and energy, many worlds interpretation, etc).
Is there any bibliography that I can read about BFO related to these
issues?
Regards,
Gerardo.
physics? (For example: quantum fields, wave-particle duality, quantum
entanglement, mass-energy equivalence, spacetime, spacetime
curvatures, fundamental interactions, cosmological constant, dark
matter and energy, many worlds interpretation, etc).
Is there any bibliography that I can read about BFO related to these
issues?
Regards,
Gerardo.
Rob Rovetto
Jan 31, 2012, 5:10:28 AM1/31/12
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1. The new version of BFO will attempt to be more flexible with respect
to modern physics (including space-time), but research into how to
represent energy and the like (and all of what you mentioned) is still
underway. Other threads have mention of wave-particle duality and the
equivalence of mass and energy.
2. BFO has: spatial region, temporal region, and spatiotemporal region in its hierarchy.
3. Unless things have changed, interpretations would not be handled by BFO. From the perspective of the BFO, I think, they should be handled by a lower-level ontology. Also, if the interpretation is just that--an interpretation--and not a scientific theory explaining phenomena existing in the world, then it would not be handled directly in the BFO hierarchy. The information artifact ontology (IAO) may be a suitable mid-level ontology for such entities (interpretations, theories, etc.), or perhaps a domain-specific ontology of modern physics (and so on).
4. As far as I know there is no BFO paper on the treatment the more exotic theoretical physical phenomena. But you may find the following useful:
A) http://www.ifomis.org/Research/IFOMISReports/IFOMIS%20Report%2005_2003.pdf useful.
B) http://aaaipress.org/Papers/Symposia/Spring/2003/SS-03-03/SS03-03-006.pdf
Robert
2. BFO has: spatial region, temporal region, and spatiotemporal region in its hierarchy.
3. Unless things have changed, interpretations would not be handled by BFO. From the perspective of the BFO, I think, they should be handled by a lower-level ontology. Also, if the interpretation is just that--an interpretation--and not a scientific theory explaining phenomena existing in the world, then it would not be handled directly in the BFO hierarchy. The information artifact ontology (IAO) may be a suitable mid-level ontology for such entities (interpretations, theories, etc.), or perhaps a domain-specific ontology of modern physics (and so on).
4. As far as I know there is no BFO paper on the treatment the more exotic theoretical physical phenomena. But you may find the following useful:
A) http://www.ifomis.org/Research/IFOMISReports/IFOMIS%20Report%2005_2003.pdf useful.
B) http://aaaipress.org/Papers/Symposia/Spring/2003/SS-03-03/SS03-03-006.pdf
Robert
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