03994nam 2200577 450 991082260680332120220505193237.00-12-804624-4(CKB)3710000000499945(EBL)4088425(SSID)ssj0001588562(PQKBManifestationID)16273662(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001588562(PQKBWorkID)14871508(PQKB)10243500(Au-PeEL)EBL4088425(CaPaEBR)ebr11120726(CaONFJC)MIL850409(OCoLC)936859001(MiAaPQ)EBC4088425(PPN)19366285X(EXLCZ)99371000000049994520151207h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierZero a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind /Syamal K. Sen, Ravi P. AgarwalLondon :Elsevier,[2016]©20161 online resource (167 p.)Description based upon print version of record0-08-100774-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Zero: A Landmark Discovery, the Dreadful Void, and the Ultimate Mind; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Matter versus nonmatter; 1.2 Zero in universal nothingness; 1.3 Birth and five properties of zero; 1.4 Zero is the very life of all sciences and engineering; 1.5 Nomenclature, symbols, and terms concerning zero and place-value system; 1.5.1 Shunyata; 1.5.2 Sthanakramad; 1.6 Special terms concerning zero/infinity; 1.6.1 Zero for blast; 1.6.2 Ground zero; 1.6.3 Zero hour; 1.7 Digital display A 7-segment display; 1.8 Division by exact zero and nonexact zero1.8.1 z/0 = 0 for any z?2 Zero a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind: Why; 2.1 A landmark discovery; 2.2 The dreadful void!; 2.2.1 True incident in the life of Swami Vivekananda in 1881; 2.3 The ultimate mind; 2.3.1 Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Bose-Einstein condensate; 2.3.2 Swami Vivekananda in the making; 2.3.3 Swami Vivekananda attaining NS; 2.3.4 Meerut incident; 2.3.5 State of NS and that of zero kinetic energy: equivalence; 2.3.6 Deep sleep; 2.3.7 Experience: natural versus artificial; 2.3.8 Experiencing and not just knowing2.3.9 Who is faster: man (living computer) or computer in reality?2.3.10 Neuronal system: natural versus artificial; 2.3.11 God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient while computer will never be; 2.3.12 Chaos-does it really exist in nature?; 2.3.13 How do we know 0 K which is not reachable?; 2.3.14 Experience is the proof; 2.3.15 Mind is the reservoir of endless knowledge; 2.3.16 Numerical zero versus mathematical zero; 2.3.17 Consciousness: natural versus machine; 2.3.18 Measuring manifestation of consciousness; 3 History of zero including its representation and role3.1 7000-2000 BC: innovation of decimal number system that is universally used today3.1.1 Prelude; 3.1.2 Aryabhatta: use of decimals, zero, and place value system; 3.1.3 The Maya numbers and Long Count; 3.2 2000 BC-1000 AD: zero reached its full development along with representation and arithmetic operations; 3.2.1 Representation of nothingness-an important need toward progress; 3.2.2 Zero as a number used by Indians; 3.2.2.1 Bhaskara II's Siddhanta Siromani: used zero of today; 3.2.2.2 Sarvanandi's Lokavibhaga: reference to zero in Jain work3.2.2.9 Gotama Siddha's Kai yuan zhan jing: Symbol zero, place-value system, and Indian method of computationZero (The number)Zero (The number)Sen Syamal K.722647Agarwal Ravi P.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822606803321Zero4009941UNINA