Dr Faustus of Modern Physics

20th century 2nd Law aether analytic Arrow Paradox assumption atomic bomb basic believe blackbody radiation Bohr’s Boltzmann boundary layer causality classical physics complementarity concept contradiction Copenhagen Interpretation deal definition describe Devil dice Dirac Doctor Faustus double analytic-synthetic Dr Faustus duality Einstein electromagnetic electrons energy exist fact Faustian Feynman field Figure flow formula German global warming Hamiltonian mechanics Heisenberg idea illposed Large Hadron Collider logical Lorentz transformation Loschmidt Lucifer Ludwig magics Many-Minds mathematical mathematician Max Born Max Planck Maxwell’s Mephistophilis microscopic mind modern physics molecular motion nature Niels Bohr Nobel Prize observer particles philosophy photoelectric effect photons physical reality physicists Prandtl principle problem quantized quantum mechanics quantum theory Quark relativity theory sacrifice Schrödinger equation scientific scientists small cause solution soul space space-time special relativity speed of light statement string theory synthetic theoretically explain theory of relativity true understand universe velocity viscosity wave function wellposed zero drag