Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nov. 19, 2021
The physics of family law mediation
Newton’s laws of motion have been applied to fields as diverse as professional football and NASA’s spaceflights. They also have a direct application to mediation in family law cases.
Scott M. Gordon
Neutral
Signature Resolution LLC
Email: judgegordon@signatureresolution.com
Southwestern University School of Law
Judge Gordon (Ret.) is a member of the International Network of Hague Judges.
Sir Isaac Newton presented his three laws of motion in "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica " in 1687. This work is hailed as one of the greatest contributions to science ever published. In 2016, an anonymous bidder made a copy of the work one of the most valuable printed science treatise ever when Christie's sold it at auction in New York for $3.7 million.
Newton's laws have been applied to fields as diverse as professional footbal...
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