Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Appendix A
This series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) is based on the
appendix of the same name found within the mathematical physics
book
Self-Field Theory: A New Mathematical Description of Physics
by Tony Fleming published by Pan Stanford Publishing in 2011.
In this appendix we examine how self-field theory (SFT) changes
mathematicalphysicsandalsobiophysicsandmedicine.SFTislittle
shortofarevolutioninmathematicalphysicsasitevolvedduringthe
20th century. Over this period mathematical physics centred round
quantum theory. Quantum theory was not able to be applied within
biology; rather classical electromagnetics (EM) was used and was
applicable at macroscopic domains. Yet an exact solution remained
hiddenandundiscoveredinthemathematics. . . untilnow.Thisleads
to a simplification in the way we view physics and how we can
use the mathematics to predict the physics. This also has dramatic
predictive implications for biology and medicine. Understanding
this revolution in mathematical physics needs at least a working
knowledge of SFT. A look at the index of any textbook on biology or
medicine reveals that there are almost invariably no mathematical
topics listed. We will not go into the reasons for this, apart from
stating it as a historical fact; biologists and physicians have not
had a detailed mathematical education. Now they must understand
what the revolution in mathematical physics means for biology and
medicine.
Vocations such as saving lives via surgery, treating illnesses via
pharmaceuticals or saving ecosystems and species for posterity
leavelittleroomformathematicalresearch.Possiblyeachprofession
