physics), the observer's paradox is a situation in which the phenomenon being observed is unwittingly influenced by the presence of the observer/investigator...

not blank. Metabasis paradox: Conflicting definitions of what is the best kind of tragedy in Aristotle's Poetics. Observer's paradox: The outcome of an...

The ladder paradox (or barn-pole paradox) is a thought experiment in special relativity. It involves a ladder, parallel to the ground, travelling horizontally...

non-inertial observer. In both views there is no symmetry between the spacetime paths of the twins. Therefore, the twin paradox is not actually a paradox in the...

The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high likelihood of its...

Zealand in 1914 Westinghouse effect, a variant of the social-scientific observer's paradox Westinghouse Science Talent Search, now called Intel Science Talent...

may or may not occur. This experiment viewed this way is described as a paradox. This thought experiment was devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in...

The Ehrenfest paradox concerns the rotation of a "rigid" disc in the theory of relativity. In its original 1909 formulation as presented by Paul Ehrenfest...

The elevator paradox is a paradox first noted by Marvin Stern and George Gamow, physicists who had offices on different floors of a multi-story building...

a Heisenbug, by analogy with the observer effect in quantum mechanics. Observer effect (physics) Observer's paradox Event manipulation for Nondeterministic...