Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons

SR No.: 001670
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1996
Total Pages: 608
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Science, & Religion
File Size: 9 MB

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Contents of Physics 1 Heat and Light:
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Canonical
11. It should have atomic
velocity.
Current science
It has high velocity of 3 x 1010 cm/sec. It is the highest velocity.
Light can pass through
transparent mediums (fineness).
13.
14. It shows five colours/infinite
It has property of diffraction It shows seven/infinite colours.
colours.
15. Light is a four-touch mattergy Photon has virtually no
without mass.
mass.
12.
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Current Concepts About Light
The physicists42 have a notion of light as energy. However, current science has passed through many stages about explaining the nature of light. Newton proposed corpuscular theory of light in 1675 with wave-theory being proposed in 1678. This type of nature was confirmed by the phenomena of reflection, photo-electric effects and others. However, electromagnetic rather than mechanical wave-theory held the field until once again the quantum ( corpuscular) or photonic theory could rescue the physicists to explain various phenomena un-explained by wave-theory in 1901. Thus, light is now supposed to have dual nature called wavicular rather than corpuscular alone. The energetic nature of light behaves like a wave having a high velocity. Despite non-mention of this aspect of light, the concept of energetic corpuscular nature in canons suggests keen conceptuation power of Jaina seers. The 4-touch aspect of energy forms may be treated as precursor to this partial waval aspect.
The scientists agree to the phenomena of reflection, interference and overpowering of light. The canons presume these as corpuscular while scientists would explain them on electromagnetic waval basic. While canons have only qualitative