Tag Archives: Probability

Time in Physics – catchphrases and concepts

Posted on March 29, 2022 by fbenedictus

I’ve written a paper in which I put into perspective the media catchphrase “time does not exist”. Below you’ll find the introduction to my paper and a link to the whole thing. Enjoy! Many popular-science books state that time does … Continue reading →

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The reign of Error: prologue

Posted on July 12, 2021 by fbenedictus

This summer I’ll continue writing my short story series ‘Alice in Numberland’, but before I do, I’d like to share with you a SF-like story I wrote several years ago. What motivated me to write it was, believe it or … Continue reading →

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PhD Dissertation

Posted on June 8, 2017 by fbenedictus

I have defended my PhD dissertation on 13/07/2017 in Utrecht. Below you can find the documents which have kept me busy for several years: Preface (English) Samenvatting (Nederlands) Gearfetting (Frysk) Complete Dissertation    

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Kant & Modern Physics

Posted on February 29, 2016 by fbenedictus

The part of Kant’s philosophy that I’ll be discussing in this post is Kant’s view on human knowledge. The central idea of Kant is rather straightforward: the world must be such that knowledge is possible. The world, according to Kant, must … Continue reading →

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Probability “0” Is Not Impossibility

Posted on February 26, 2016 by fbenedictus

LAST EDITED: July 20, 2019 “The dart that said zero” The probability that a dart will hit any specific point on a dartboard is zero because there are infinitely many points on the board. And yet if you throw a … Continue reading →

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Probability “1” Is Not Certainty

Posted on February 12, 2016 by fbenedictus

They sometimes say that if you try something very often then you will succeed. Say you play a game of dice and in every round there is a non-zero probability that you’ll win. As the number of rounds you play … Continue reading →

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