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    Philosophical Quantum Gravity
    Philosophical Quantum Gravity
    Philosophical Quantum Gravity
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    Philosophical Quantum Gravity

    By Austin P. Torney

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    The incompatibility of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics is explored, this necessitated by proposals for Quantum Gravity by their merger or replacement, shining a new light on old philosophical problems.

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    PublisherAustin P. Torney
    Release dateNov 26, 2015
    Philosophical Quantum Gravity
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    Austin P. Torney

    Austin began writing for real around the age of forty, a respite from working as an Information Engineer in the field of Computer Science, doing programming, an art, as it turned out. He calls himself a humanist, and is one who enjoys the liberal arts, utilizing science, for it pervades every discipline. He is currently retired and lives in the mountains of Poughquag, NY, near the Appalachian Trail. He enjoys tennis, writing, fun, humor, thinking, sleeping, poetry, music, dining, travel, romance, reading, swimming, and life.

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