Carl Sagan

Sagan, Carl

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“…Although such anomalies are cancelled at the end of inflation, by the generation of chiral matter, nevertheless the fact that the undiluted Kalb-Ramond axion background, which has been argued above to be important for the generation of matter-antimatter asymmetry and dark matter in the Universe, owes its existence to them, leads us to conclude that our current existence might well be due to such anomalous interactions during the birth and infancy of our Universe. So paraphrasing Carl Sagan [24] the upshot of our work is that "we might well be anomalously made of starstuff" [7].…”

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confidence: 88%

Gravitational Anomalies in string-inspired Cosmologies: from Inflation to Axion Dark Matter?

Mavromatos¹

2020

Proceedings of Corfu Summer Institute 2019 "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity" — PoS(CORFU2019)

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In this talk, I review briefly a scenario for the evolution of a string-inspired cosmological model, in which condensates of primordial gravitational waves (GW), formed at the very early eras after the Big Bang, are considered responsible for inducing inflation and then a smooth exit to a radiation dominated epoch. Primordial axion fields, that exist in the fundamental massless gravitational (bosonic) string multiplet, couple to the non-trivial GW-induced anomalies. As a result of this coupling, there exist axion background configurations which violate (spontaneously) Lorentz symmetry, and remain undiluted at the end of inflation. In models with heavy sterile right-handed neutrinos (RHN), such backgrounds are linked to novel (Lorentz and CPT Violating) mechanisms for the generation of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Cosmos, via the asymmetric decays of the RHN to standard model particles and antiparticles. During the QCD epoch, the axions develop an instanton-induced mass and can, thus, play the rôle of Dark Matter (DM). The energy density of such a Universe, throughout its evolution, has the form of that of a "running vacuum model", that is, it can be expanded in power series of even powers of the Hubble parameter H(t). The coefficients of those terms, though, are different for the various cosmological epochs. For the phenomenology of our model, which is consistent with the current cosmological data, and could also help in alleviating (some of) the tensions, it suffices to consider up to and including quartic powers of H(t). In the early Universe phase, it is the H 4 (t) term, induced by the GW condensate of the gravitational anomaly, that drives inflation without the need for external inflaton fields.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Gravitational Anomalies in string-inspired Cosmologies: from Inflation to Axion Dark Matter?

Mavromatos¹

2020

Proceedings of Corfu Summer Institute 2019 "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity" — PoS(CORFU2019)

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“…To understand metaphysical mapping, it is necessary to provide a conceptual framework that places organizational consciousness within a context of broader principles. Plato provides a cosmology that suggests that the consciousness of the organization exists within intelligible realms and can be explored using specific techniques (Jowett, 1891; Louth, 2007; Miller, 1974; Sagan, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As one of the founders of Western thought both philosophically and academically, Plato provides a cosmological model embodying “The One” but consisting of three dimensions, each emanating from within the other. This simplified model of creation is presented as a foundation to understanding the consciousness of organizations (Besant, 1912; Jowett, 1891; Louth, 2007; Miller, 1974; Palmer, 1994; Russ, 2014; Sagan, 2007). It comprises:…”

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“…Metaphysical mapping is described as a methodology for mapping the consciousness of organizations. Traditionally, broadly referred to as culture, experientially, the consciousness of an organization is recognized by the flavor of consciousness associated with a group of people gathered for a joint purpose (Russ, 2014; Sagan, 2007). This group consciousness is described by Russ (2015: 96) as the lexion.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Described by Sagan (2007) as mapping consciousness, metaphysical mapping is an experiential, subjective, systematic, and repeatable process conducted by practitioners trained to navigate intelligible realms (Louth, 2007; Miller, 1974; Russ, 2014). It is a perspective that sits alongside conventional methods and is particularly applicable within a mixed-method framework (Hayes et al, 2016; Turner et al, 2015).…”

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Metaphysical mapping: A methodology to map the consciousness of organizations

Russ

2018

Methodological Innovations

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Intuitively, groups of people, be it a business, sporting club, or international corporation are recognized by a particular flavor of consciousness. Broadly described as organizational culture, this article presents a methodology to systematically enter and explore organizational consciousness described by Helen Russ as the organizational lexion. Drawn from idealist philosophy, particularly Plato's Theory of Forms, metaphysical mapping is a systematic subjective technique to map consciousness, described by Plato as intelligible realms. Plato uses the Allegory of the Cave and the Analogy of the Divided Line to explain the difference between the visible and the intelligible. This article presents a method to systematically enter and explore that which is intelligible within an organizational context. Case studies in Ireland, Australia, and the United States are the contexts. The methodology is significant because it provides a subjective, systematic, repeatable process to map and, therefore critique, the consciousness of groups. Organizations largely run on "vibes" on subtle feelings and beliefs. This method allows mappers to enter this field of perception and experience the pathways, behavior, and systems of the lexion from the inside. A plethora of qualitative and quantitative techniques explore organizational behavior and culture. These techniques use participant observation, surveys, and metaphor to explore what can be known through conceptual, analytical, or descriptive mental processes. Edgar Schein argues that (1) artifacts and behaviors, (2) espoused values, and (3) shared basic assumptions are categories for understanding culture. There are, to date, no techniques recognized academically that actively engage with Noetic realms, beyond the levels described by Schein. Metaphysical mapping provides material to critique, discuss, and actively work with organizational consciousness. While it has significant implications for organizational integrity and design, here it is presented as an additional qualitative tool for understanding the lexion or "meta" organization within a mixed methods framework.

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Paleontological Tests: Human-Like Intelligence Is Not a Convergent Feature of Evolution

Lineweaver

Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology

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Carl Sagan

Cited by 15 publications

References 160 publications

Gravitational Anomalies in string-inspired Cosmologies: from Inflation to Axion Dark Matter?

Gravitational Anomalies in string-inspired Cosmologies: from Inflation to Axion Dark Matter?

Metaphysical mapping: A methodology to map the consciousness of organizations

Paleontological Tests: Human-Like Intelligence Is Not a Convergent Feature of Evolution

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