Irene Madreiter, Udo Hartmann. “Women at the Arsacid Court”

Priscianus of Lydia at the Sasanian Court: Solutionum ad Chosroem

Priscianus of Lydia’s Solutionum ad Chosroem is a series of answers to questions asked at a philosophical debate held at the Sasanian court c. 530 CE. Priscianus of Lydia was one of seven non-Christian philosophers from the Byzantine Empire who journeyed to the Sasanian Empire to take part in the debate. Long overlooked in the history of philosophy, Priscianus of Lydia’s text represents a branc...

Claims Court at the Crossroads

Physicians at the Ottoman court.

INTRODUCTION: A "MONDE RENVERSE" Between its foundation by Sultan Mehemmed the Conqueror (reg. 1451-81) and its abandonment in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Saray, the Palace in Constantinople, served for more than 400 years not only as the residence of the Ottoman Sultans and their royal household, but also as the seat of their imperial rule. More than that, it determined the impri...

MHD duct flows at moderate Hartmann number

A numerical study of steady-state, fully developed, MHD duct flows is presented for the case of an applied transverse magnetic field and a two-dimensional variation of the flow parameters in the plane perpendicular to the flow direction, with no variations in fluid properties. Solutions are found for (i) rectangular ducts with no obstacles and (ii) rectangular ducts containing thin flat plates,...

THE EPR CONTROVERSY Irene Istúriz

Under the title “Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete?” Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen questioned the orthodox quantum-mechanical description of physical phenomena. This work aims to summarize and explain this argument and the consequent response by Bohr, provides the critical analysis of contemporary theorists to the referred debate and briefly exposes th...