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Starting from the study of the physical world, we develop the concept of a dual pair, Comparing dual pairs is known as duality. We show that duality is a basic mechanism for our intellectual curiosity.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

    Walter Wyss

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Wyss, W. Duality. Found Phys 8, 271–275 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715212

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