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SYMMETRY and the END OF PROBABILITY
Foreword
Summary
Excerpts
THE MIDDLE-WAY APPROACH TO SCIENCE
1. Logic for the End of Probability
2. The Space-Time Foundation of Quantum Physics
3. The Resolution Limits of Space and Time
4. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

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SYMMETRY and the END OF PROBABILITY


by DangSon
January, 2003
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CHAPTER 1: (15 pages)
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE PROBABILITY THEORY

       Probability as a fact of modern life - The failure of classical physics in coin tossing processes – Probability conventions and Kolmogorov’s axioms – The limited value of subjective probability – The indifference principle and classical probability – Classical probability and the equal opportunity principle – The long run paradox of classical probability – The incompleteness of frequency probability – The incompleteness of the propensity interpretation of probability – Strengths and weaknesses of major probability interpretations - Special note on subjective probability and the long run paradox - The confusing state of the probability theory today.

CHAPTER 2: (29 pages)
THE PARADOXES OF PROBABILITY

Distributive and deterministic processes – Distributive entity – Binomial distribution – Normal distribution – Normal approximation of binomial distribution - The ignorance argument against probability – On the validity of the concept of probability – Apparent empirical support for probability – The long run paradox and the failure of frequency probability – The long run paradox and the inconsistency of classical probability – The infinite randomness assumption and its failure in man made computing systems – The physically impossible rationale and the reason why it contradicts the probability theory – The law of large number and the reason why it is in conflict with the probability theory – The Gibbs paradox as another failure of probability.

CHAPTER 3: (21 pages)
SYMMETRY AND THE END OF PROBABILITY

The replacement of probability by propensity – Sample size and trial size – Normal approximation of binomial distribution (review) - The mystery of the average criterion – Why the infinite randomness assumption must be wrong – Distributive symmetry and distributive conservation – Symmetry vs. probability – The symmetry justification for the law of large number – The equal opportunity principle as the compromise between symmetry and randomness – Maximum symmetry and correction to the law of large number – Distributive symmetry and system memory – Symmetry solution to the long run paradox – Symmetry solution to the Gibbs paradox – The end of probability.

CHAPTER 4: (14 pages)
SYMMETRY AND THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBER

The symmetry approach to distributive processes – Binomial average – Symmetry logic for the law of average – Symmetry vs. probability in long term distributions – The law of average as the new law of large number – Symmetry and the physically impossible rationale – The pseudo science status of probability – The replacement of probability theory by distribution theory.

CHAPTER 5: (23 pages)
THE FOUNDATION OF DISTRIBUTION THEORY I
Randomness level and interdependency of events

The reality of finite randomness – New meaning of randomness and the measure of randomness level – The quasi continuous nature of distributive processes – The randomness level k – The constant k factor in ideal processes – The k factor in non ideal processes – Experimental k factor results in support of the distribution theory – Process resolution, trial size, and the convergence axiom of frequency probability – Another symmetry argument against classical probability – The interdependency of individual events in distributive processes – Interdependency and the meaning of time in distributive processes – The symmetry logic of prohibition threshold – Prohibited propensities and system capacity – More experimental verification of prohibited propensities – Extreme k factor and determinism – Convergence limit and convergence theorem – Convergence failure and convergence size.

CHAPTER 6: (22 pages)
THE FOUNDATION OF DISTRIBUTION THEORY II
The binomial nature of the Central Limit Theorem

The meaning of variance and sigma in arbitrary distributions – The central limit theorem – The binomial nature of many samples (new proof of the central limit theorem) - The central limit theorem as the convergence theorem for distributive processes – Sample size and trial size requirements for the central limit theorem – The generalized binomial theorem and the central limit theorem – Successive CLT processes – Binomial sigma for small sample size – The probability mistake of “expected deviation”.

CHAPTER 7: (20 pages)
THE FOUNDATION OF DISTRIBUTION THEORY III
Distributive period and the Time-Indifference principle

The k factor and the end of probability – The return of probability in the last science – Effects of k factor and sigma on system performance - The addition of the k factor as a system parameter – Distributive period – The necessary existence of distributive periodicity – The meaning of distributive period – Resolution period for the CLT averaging process – Unit distribution and mixing length – The role of time in distributive processes – The near perfect convergence of distributions – Simultaneous vs. sequential events – Distributive determinism – The time indifference principle – Limits of the time indifference principle – The return of determinism.

Additional Reading for Chapter 7 (12 pages)
Symmetry, Synchronicity, and the meaning of space-time

Inapplicability of the space time model in distributive processes – The success of symmetry and the end of probability – Symmetry, propensity, and synchronicity - The event dimension in distributive processes – Distributive process as the space time realization of propensity – Distribution theory: The successful synthesis of determinism and randomness – The amazing time indifference principle – The time indifference principle as another evidence against probability – A final note on space and time.

CHAPTER 8: (23 pages)
THE CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM AND THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE

The partial inequality of individual events – Systems and the central limit theorem – System determinism and individual freedom – The need for a new approach to science – Random and deterministic scales – Differentiating chaotic and quantum processes – Discontinuity as criterion for quantum processes – The role of resolution limit in quantum processes – The power of the central limit theorem – The central limit theorem as reason for normal distributions – The meaning of individual events and individual decisions – The role of the central limit theorem in quantum physics – The law of average and the future of science.

SPECIAL SECTION (25 pages)
GAMBLER'S WISDOM BEYOND PROBABILITY

To live is to gamble - Why and how the probability theory is wrong - The modified view of probability – The basics of event probability – Why the so-called “gambler’s fallacy” is not a fallacy and why it still may not increase your chance of winning – The logical necessity of luck – Luck as a balance between randomness and symmetry – The reason why casinos don’t need luck but gamblers do – The logic of winning and losing in the games of chance – The law of average and why beginner’s luck could be a very dangerous thing - The law of decreasing value and why gamblers tend to increase their bets with time – The law of vanishing value and why gamblers tend to overstretch their luck – The law of symmetry and why most winning gamblers will eventually lose – The law of increasing randomness and why almost everyone will lose to “the system” – Answering the question “Am I fit to gamble?” – Deprogramming the 5 losing laws of gambling – Choosing and learning a system that fits your personality – Combining short sessions with fixed winning and losing limits - Knowing a little more about Lady Luck.

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SYMMETRY and THE END OF PROBABILITY
    —Foreword
    —Summary
    —Excerpts
THE MIDDLE-WAY APPROACH TO SCIENCE
    —Logic for the End of Probability
    —The Space-Time Foundation of Quantum Physics
    —The Resolution Limits of Space and Time
    —Resolution Limit Interpretation of the Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

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