If a single phrase can be said to embody modern perspectives on many-body theory, it is P.W. Anderson's famously simple line, "More is different". This idea is well understood by practitioners of many-body theory, and field theory more generally, as drawing a distinction between…
Universal Self is an archetype in which there is reciprocal correspondence between individual and universe. A pragmatic research design grounded in the hermeneutic tradition of inquiry is used to explore Universal Self from the perspective of Ancient Egypt by synthesizing histor…
This dissertation investigates “vertical readings” of the Commedia, i.e., the interpretive method that compares and contrasts same-numbered cantos in the three canticles of the poem: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Although there is a consensus that specific vertical readings…
Our aesthetic preferences are an integral part of our identity, they define us both as individuals and as members of our cultures. Yet very little is known about how they develop or persist over our lifetimes. Philosophical accounts suggest two contrasting perspectives to this q…
An investigation has been made into symmetry features of patterns as a means by which the patterns are described, or with which they are transformed prior to classification in order to assist a pattern recognition system. There are two main points of departure from existing symm…