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CO+,R NOT, A New Refutation of the Classical Concept of Time in Quantum Relativity. Kurt Gdel, Albert &instein- and !. A. #. 5irac. Complete Mailing Address: 6urt 78del !h5.- !rofessor- 5irector (Present!n# a%t or) 0nstitute for Advanced Study !rinceton 'niversity1+3 &instein 5rive !rinceton- )9 :;,<:- 'SA !hone= >:?-@3<-;::1 Aax= >:?-?+<-;3?; 6goedel ias.edu Albert &instein- !h5. !rofessor ("orresponding author) 0nstitute for Advanced Study !rinceton 'niversity1+3 &instein 5rive !rinceton- )9 :;,<:- 'SA !hone= >:?-@3<-;::+ Aax= >:?-?+<-;3?; Aeinstein ias.edu !. A. #. 5irac- !h5.- !ostdoctoral Aello% 5ept of Applied #athematics and (heoretical !hysics "entre for #athematical Sciences "ambridge 'niversity <,> $ilberforce *oad "ambridge "B3 :$A

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ABSTRACT A N,- R,FUTATION OF TH, C.ASSICA. CONC,PT OF TI$, IN /UANTU$ R,.ATI+IT0 Albert &instein and Kurt Gdel* (!rinceton 'niversity- !rinceton- )9- 'SA) !. A. #. 5irac ("ambridge 'niversity- "ambridge- .ondon- '6) "oupled abiotic and biotic reactions %ere investigated for the minerali1ation of +-<->trinitrotoluene- ()(. #odified Aenton reactions (%ith Ae(000) catalyst) %ere used as a chemical pretreatment of ()( prior to biological minerali1ation of the Aenton degradation products by unclassified activated sludge cultures. 'sing a hydrogen peroxide concentration of :.?E- a Ae(000) concentration of 13 m#- and biomass added 1+ hours after initiation of the abiotic reaction- the observed extent of minerali1ation %ith the coupled abiotic2biotic system- ;1E- %as approximately @E greater than %ith the abiotic- Aenton system alone. *esults of this study sho%ed that- if properly optimi1ed- the use of a coupled abiotic2biotic system may be a viable alternative for the treatment of %aters and soils containing ()(.

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