References & Contributors · Rui Manuel de Almeida Pinheiro · Wave Only Ontology

• Classical Mechanics (Newtonian, Lagrangian, Hamiltonian)

  Main Contributors: Isaac Newton (1687), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1788), William Rowan Hamilton (1833).

  Core Axiom: Formalization of deterministic trajectories via geometric calculus, generalized coordinates, and variations minimization ($\delta S = 0$).

• Electromagnetism (Maxwell)

  Main Contributors: James Clerk Maxwell (1865), Michael Faraday (1831).

  Core Axiom: Unification of electricity and magnetism into continuous propagating field dynamics moving at constant light velocity $c$.

• Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics

  Main Contributors: Ludwig Boltzmann (1877), J. Willard Gibbs (1902), James Prescott Joule (1843).

  Core Axiom: Derivation of macroscopic equilibrium states and irreversible entropy progression ($S = k_B \ln \Omega$) from statistical phase space distributions.

• Special Relativity

  Main Contributors: Albert Einstein (1905), Hendrik Lorentz (1904), Henri Poincaré (1905).

  Core Axiom: Interweaving of absolute space and time coordinates into a flat Minkowski spacetime continuum invariant under Lorentz transformations.

• General Relativity

  Main Contributors: Albert Einstein (1915), David Hilbert (1915), Karl Schwarzschild (1916).

  Core Axiom: Reframing gravitational interaction as geometric curvature perturbations driven by the stress-energy tensor ($G_{\mu\nu} = \frac{8\pi G}{c^4} T_{\mu\nu}$).

• Quantum Mechanics (Canonical Formalism, Hilbert Space)

  Main Contributors: Werner Heisenberg (1925), Erwin Schrödinger (1926), Paul Dirac (1930), John von Neumann (1932).

  Core Axiom: Mapping state vectors onto complex, infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces governing probabilistic dynamics via the wave function $\psi$.

• Quantum Field Theory (QFT)

  Main Contributors: Paul Dirac (1927), Quantum Field Pioneer Cohort (1930s–1950s).

  Core Axiom: Elevating continuous fields to operator status, mapping point particles as discrete localized excitation events of fundamental field states.

• Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)

  Main Contributors: Richard Feynman (1948), Julian Schwinger (1948), Shin'ichiro Tomonaga (1943), Freeman Dyson (1949).

  Core Axiom: Relativistic formulation of electromagnetic field mediation via virtual photon tracking and renormalization structures.

• Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)

  Main Contributors: Murray Gell-Mann (1972), David Gross (1973), H. David Politzer (1973), Frank Wilczek (1973).

  Core Axiom: Description of the strong color-charge interactions under an internal $SU(3)$ gauge symmetry group displaying asymptotic freedom properties.

• Quantum Gravity (Loop Quantum Gravity, Spin Foams)

  Main Contributors: Carlo Rovelli (1988), Lee Smolin (1988), Abhay Ashtekar (1986).

  Core Axiom: Construction of a non-perturbative, background-independent quantum framework geometry quantized at the Planck scale into spin network nodes.

• Quantum Information & Computation

  Main Contributors: Charles Bennett (1993), Peter Shor (1994), Lov Grover (1996), David Deutsch (1985).

  Core Axiom: Processing algorithmic vectors across phase coherent superposition states via absolute unit transformations of non-local entanglement.

• Quantum Optics

  Main Contributors: Roy Glauber (1963), Leonard Mandel (1979), E. C. George Sudarshan (1963).

  Core Axiom: Coherent state formalization describing electromagnetic wave statistics and pure photon field state correlations.

• Standard Model ($SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1)$)

  Main Contributors: Sheldon Glashow (1961), Abdus Salam (1967), Steven Weinberg (1967).

  Core Axiom: Complete local gauge invariant description binding structural leptons, quarks, and fundamental vector force operators.

• Electroweak Theory

  Main Contributors: Steven Weinberg (1967), Sheldon Glashow (1961), Abdus Salam (1967), Peter Higgs (1964).

  Core Axiom: Gauge unification of electromagnetic and weak interactions via spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanisms yielding field mass tracking.

• Beyond Standard Model (BSM)

  Main Contributors: Ongoing Theoretical Collaboration (Late 20th – 21th Century).

  Core Axiom: Speculative modeling attempting integration of dark parameters, active neutrino mass matrices, and structural hierarchy balancing acts.

• Supersymmetry (SUSY)

  Main Contributors: Julius Wess (1974), Bruno Zumino (1974), Yuri Golfand (1971).

  Core Axiom: Mathematical hypothesis extending spacetime symmetries by mapping transformations between distinct bosonic and fermionic operators.

• String Theory / M-Theory

  Main Contributors: Edward Witten (1995), Gabriele Veneziano (1968), Leonard Susskind (1970), John Schwarz (1984).

  Core Axiom: Reframing zero-dimensional point structures as one-dimensional vibrating string nodes operating in hyperspatial field dimensions.

• Conformal Field Theory (CFT)

  Main Contributors: Alexander Belavin (1984), Alexander Polyakov (1984), Alexander Zamolodchikov (1984).

  Core Axiom: Formulation of local quantum field formalisms invariant under conformal scale transformations, anchoring critical phase point modeling.

• Topological Field Theory (TFT)

  Main Contributors: Edward Witten (1988), Michael Atiyah (1988).

  Core Axiom: Computation of global invariant structures via specific field operators entirely decoupled from target metric distance variances.

• Physical Cosmology ($\Lambda$CDM, Dark Matter, Dark Energy)

  Main Contributors: Jim Peebles (1960s–1980s), Vera Rubin (1970), Georges Lemaître (1927), Edwin Hubble (1929).

  Core Axiom: Structural modeling of universal macroscopic evolution anchored to cosmic inflation, expansion coordinates, and cold non-baryonic density fields.

• Inflationary Theory

  Main Contributors: Alan Guth (1981), Andrei Linde (1982), Alexei Starobinsky (1980).

  Core Axiom: Postulating an early exponential expansion epoch of spatial coordinates to resolve homogeneity and flatness horizons anomalies.

• Black Hole Physics

  Main Contributors: Stephen Hawking (1974), Jacob Bekenstein (1973), Roger Penrose (1965), Roy Kerr (1963).

  Core Axiom: Thermodynamic integration establishing absolute thermodynamic entropy properties bound explicitly to horizon area dimensions ($S_{BH} = \frac{k_B A}{4 \ell_P^2}$).

• Gravitational Waves

  Main Contributors: Albert Einstein (1916), Kip Thorne (1980s–2010s), Rainer Weiss (1980s–2010s).

  Core Axiom: Dynamic propagation of metric tensor strain deformations through spacetime tracking light velocity velocities.

• Holography / AdS-CFT

  Main Contributors: Juan Maldacena (1997), Gerard 't Hooft (1993), Leonard Susskind (1995).

  Core Axiom: Complete identity mapping equivalent models between high-dimensional bulk gravitational setups and lower-dimensional boundary field gauges.

• Solid State Physics

  Main Contributors: Felix Bloch (1928), Lev Landau (1937), John Bardeen (1930s).

  Core Axiom: Mapping electron group wave movements traversing structured, periodic atomic lattice geometries.

• Superconductivity

  Main Contributors: John Bardeen (1957), Leon Cooper (1957), John Robert Schrieffer (1957), Brian Josephson (1962).

  Core Axiom: Emergence of macroscopic phase coherence via macroscopic pairing states (Cooper pairs) operating at low thermal states.

• Topological Phases

  Main Contributors: David J. Thouless (1982), Duncan Haldane (1983), J. Michael Kosterlitz (1973).

  Core Axiom: Classification of long-range pattern phases entirely independent of global symmetry operations via deep topological invariant metrics.

• Many-Body Physics

  Main Contributors: Lev Landau (1956), Philip W. Anderson (1972), Richard Feynman (1950s).

  Core Axiom: Analysis of macro scale emergence behaviors where massive interact sets defy basic decomposition tracking.

• Lie Groups & Algebras

  Main Contributors: Sophus Lie (1870s), Élie Cartan (1890s), Hermann Weyl (1920s).

  Core Axiom: Continuous symmetry tracking algebra laying formal rules behind conservation matrix transformations ($G \rightarrow \mathfrak{g}$).

• Differential Geometry in Physics

  Main Contributors: Bernhard Riemann (1854), Carl Friedrich Gauss (1827), Shiing-Shen Chern (1940s).

  Core Axiom: Calculus modeling on curved operational manifolds tracking fiber bundles, connections, and curvature indices.

• Algebraic Topology in Physics

  Main Contributors: Henri Poincaré (1895), Heinz Hopf (1931), Raoul Bott (1950s).

  Core Axiom: Discretizing global qualitative topological domain landscapes via homology, homotopy, and vector boundary tracing.

• Integrable Systems

  Main Contributors: Joseph Liouville (1855), Vladimir Arnold (1960s), Peter Lax (1968).

  Core Axiom: Exact solutions modeling across continuous setups containing matching independent constants of system motion parameters.

• Quantum Thermodynamics

  Main Contributors: Jinchuan Geva (1980s), Ronnie Kosloff (1984), Vlatko Vedral (2000s).

  Core Axiom: Interrogation of energetic bounds, thermal operations, and work transformations scaling deep within local non-equilibrium quantum regimes.

• Non-Equilibrium Physics

  Main Contributors: Ilya Prigogine (1955), Lars Onsager (1931), Christopher Jarzynski (1997).

  Core Axiom: Dynamic analysis of open dissipative field processes maintaining high organization lines away from standard equilibrium endpoints.

• Complexity & Emergence

  Main Contributors: Philip W. Anderson (1972), Murray Gell-Mann (1994), Giorgio Parisi (1980s).

  Core Axiom: Structural decoding of multi-scale feedback systems demonstrating emergent behavior transitions ("More is different").

• Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (Interpretations, Measurement)

  Main Contributors: John Stewart Bell (1964), Hugh Everett III (1957), David Bohm (1952), Jacob Barandes (2020s).

  Core Axiom: Critical investigations checking non-local realities, boundary measurement projections, and structural collapse vectors.

• Quantum Consciousness (Penrose-Hameroff, Orch-OR)

  Main Contributors: Roger Penrose (1989), Stuart Hameroff (1990s).

  Core Axiom: Proposing conscious experience integration bound to state objective reduction events ($OR$) running inside structured cellular microtubule pathways.

• Morphogenetic Fields & Bioelectric Networks

  Main Contributors: Michael Levin.

  Core Axiom: Anatomical structures governed by dynamic bioelectric networks, framing the body as a Fourier transform of its biological voltage spectrum.

• Morphic Resonance & Non-Local Memory

  Main Contributors: Rupert Sheldrake.

  Core Axiom: Natural systems inheriting memory from previous similar systems through collective, non-local organizational fields.

• Free Energy Principle & Active Inference

  Main Contributors: Karl Friston.

  Core Axiom: Self-organizing biological systems minimizing phase mismatch across localized informational boundaries known as Markov blankets.

• Dissipative Structures & Negative Entropy

  Main Contributors: Ilya Prigogine, Erwin Schrödinger.

  Core Axiom: Highly organized non-equilibrium systems generating localized complexity through continuous thermodynamic energy dissipation.

• Integrated Information Theory (IIT)

  Main Contributors: Giulio Tononi, Christof Koch.

  Core Axiom: Quantifying consciousness as an intrinsic systemic property defined by the degree of integrated informational phase coherence ($\Phi$).

• Analytical Idealism

  Main Contributors: Bernardo Kastrup.

  Core Axiom: Postulating that nature is fundamentally a singular conscious field, with individual organisms manifesting as localized, dissociated alters.

• Conscious Realism & Interface Theory

  Main Contributors: Donald Hoffman.

  Core Axiom: Proposing an ontology of conscious agents where the physical spacetime construct operates as a relational user interface.

• Psychophysical Monism & Synchronicity

  Main Contributors: Carl Jung, Wolfgang Pauli, Baruch Spinoza.

  Core Axiom: Unifying psychological depth, archetypal unconscious forces, and physical laws onto a singular continuous cosmic substrate.