A Short Essay on Closed Systems, Hierarchy and Radiation

Scientific Paper
Title	A Short Essay on Closed Systems, Hierarchy and Radiation
Author(s)	Georg Galeczki
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Published	2005
Journal	None
Pages	185-198

Abstract

Chapter 8 of Immediate Action, this essay addresses several fundamental issues regarding matter and the nature of closed systems.

Sections:

1. Matter: continuous or discreet? 185
2. System, closed systems, self-contained systems 186
3. Closed systems and conservation principles 187
4. Radiation and open systems 190
5. Straight line and intertial motion 192
6. Linear momentum and angular momentum 193
7. The inverse square law, instantaneous gravitational force 194
8. Non-instantaneous, retarded  electromagnetic radiation 195
9. Mach's principle, geometry and tiem 197