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108 First Steps to Jainism
Atom in Box
Seven Modes of Syadvada and the example of an 'atom' in a 'box' with two compartments.
1. Atom in Left Compartment (L)
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L
R
2. Atom in right Compartment (R)
X
L
R
3. Cases (1) and (2). at different times or two similar
boxes at the same time.
X
L R 4. Atom in both
compartments at the same time; this (wave-aspect) in non-visualizable
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L
R
5. (4) and (1) at
L
different times; or two boxes at the same time (one box for (4) and another box for (1)).
X
R
Quantum Mechanical Representation (in the usual notation)
System in State (L>
System in state (R>
Mixture of L> and R>
represented by │L><L│+│R><R|
System in a state which is superposition of L> and | R>: | P>= |L>+|R>
Mixture
P><P+L><L│
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Syadvada Models of Description
Existence (Atom in L)
Nonexistence (Atom not in L)
Existence and Nonexistence
Avayakta (Inexpressibility)
Avayakta and Existence
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