Periodic birth-year pattern of the founders of quantum physics

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作者
Verhulst, J [1 ]
Onghena, P [1 ]
机构
[1] KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FAC PSYCHOL & EDUC SCI, B-3001 LOUVAIN, BELGIUM
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10.2466/pr0.1996.78.1.19
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The distribution of birth years of physicists involved in the development of quantum mechanics shows a striking periodicity, with a period of about seven years. Although an obvious explanation of the phenomenon is lacking, a preference of humans to cooperate with persons who differ from their own age by an integral multiple of about 7 years could be a possible mediating mechanism.
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页码:19 / 25
页数:7
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