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negligible in macroscopic objects, but it has a tremendous effect in microscopic world. Thus, he proposed the uncertainty principle pointing out the limit of experimentation about reality in atomic phenomena which seems to be a way to the third aspect of reality of Anekantavada. This is equivalent to 'indeterminable, indeseribable or inexpressible' aspect of reality. The scientific world, thus, has gone upto three predications of Anekantavada out of seven. This principle also defies the absolutism of classical physics and supports non-absolutism about reality. This 3-aspectal description about the nature of observable reality represents the canonical 3aspectal philosophical concept which has been modified later as will be shown. Thus, the philosophy of Anekanta has got extended to the real world in the early first decades of this twentieth century. Of course, the third predicate was added to it in the third
decade.
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Theory of Relativity
Einstein contributed in substantiating the quantum theory by explaining many classically unexplainable phenomena observed. But his most epoch making contribution is his theory of Relativity in the field of physical sciences. He believed in the natural harmony of creation. He had before him two types of entity: (i) gross matter and (ii) dual. natured electromagnetic radiations such as light, along with the above phenomena surpassing the common sense. He was successful in solving the unification of these two entities first through special theory in 1905 and later through his general theory of relativity in 1915. He was also trying to develop a unified field theory to nnify those two theories so that behaviour of all systems and forces could be dealt with only through one theory. Though he could not do that satisfactarily, but Geoffry Chew and David Bohm have taken up his cause which is showing some promise.a'
The theory of relativity has two aspects: (i) Scientific and (ii) philosophical. The first involves some observational facts on the basis of which abstract concepts have been developed which may or may not be in tune with classical concepts. The philosophical aspects contain the basic intuitive or subjective conceptualisations which may not be subject to experimentation. The sub-atomic phenomena has forced scientists about the limit of their experimentation as they observe that when they try to produce finer fundamental particles by highly energised collisions, they obtain somewhat grosser particles due to mass-energy interchange. Relativity concept has helped this philosophisation of science. Moreover, even the scientific aspects of the theory have been able to confirm and expand the theory of
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