COMPLEMENTARITY AND THE ANALOG/DIGITAL DISTINCTION

Autores

  • Michael Friedrich Otte Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN)
  • Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN)

Resumo

Niels Bohr, as is well known, introduced the notion of complementarity into physics, as a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics. It holds that objects have complementary properties that cannot be measured accurately at the same time. For example, the particle and wave aspects of physical objects are such complementary phenomena. Both concepts are borrowed from classical mechanics, where it is impossible to be both, a particle and a wave at the same time. Particle and Wave represent the complementarity of the Discrete and the Continuous. Humans reason by means of concepts (meanings) and language, as well as, by means of logical or arithmetic symbolism. Meanings are continua, whereas logic and arithmetic are based on relations of identity and difference.

Biografia do Autor

Michael Friedrich Otte, Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN)

PhD in Mathematics (Universität Göttingen/UG – Germany). Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN). Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Matemática.

Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros, Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN)

PhD in Mathematics (Universidade de São Paulo/USP - Brazil). Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN). Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Matemática.

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Publicado

2015-07-06