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| author = Ogan Gurel
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'''''Waves''''' (also known as '''''Waves''''' - ''The Trilogy'') is a three-part
[[novel]] by Ogan Gurel published in 2009.<ref>Originally publicly released on
[[Scribd]] on November 8, 2008. Published on the [[Amazon Kindle]] on February 5,
2009. This date-stamps the public release of the scientific ideas outlined in
''Waves'' rendering these concepts (for the purposes of [[intellectual property]]
law) as being [[Prior Art]]: therefore unpatentable and available in the [[public
domain]].</ref> As a 21st century version of the ''[[Faust]]'' legend, ''Waves''
explores [[good and evil]] in both its individual (microcosmic) and global
(macrocosmic) settings as the plot develops around a hypothetical (though reality-
based) [[technology]] with both [[Medicine|medical]] and [[military]]
applications. The [[protagonist]] (Tomas Twarok) is a contemplative and idealistic
[[Physician|doctor]]-turned-[[entrepreneur]] who strikes a deal with his
[[college]] [[friend]], Maximilian Iblis, a ruthless [[hedge fund]] manager who
specializes in 'unconventional' investments.

The [[novel]] is constructed around three interleaved [[frame-narratives]] called

the ''Melody'', ''Harmony'', and ''Rhythm''. The ''Melody'' is a reality-based
[[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] written in third-person and traveling forward in
[[time]] into the [[future]]. As the plot becomes more complex and the action
more global, the chapters lengthen and time becomes compressed. The ''Harmony'' is
a psychological drama (and ''[[Bildungsroman]]'') written in first-person
[[Narrative mode|narrative]] where the [[protagonist]] (Tomas) shares stories with
a friend (Dave) from [[medical school]]. The conversation takes place during a
single afternoon at [[O'Hare International Airport|O'Hare airport]] but the
stories go successively back in time. As the ''Harmony'' delves further into the
[[past]], the chapters get shorter while time lengthens. The book's third part,
the ''Rhythm'', is a scientific [[dialogue]], taking place over [[12 (number)|
twelve]] hours in a single day in Tomas's medical student [[Dormitory|dorm]] room,
each hour with a new student, covering a different [[#Scientific concepts
referenced|scientific topic]]. In passing, certain philosophical and social
[[#Themes|ideas]] are also referenced. ''Waves'' could also be described as having
a fourth section, represented by the [[footnote]]s to the text (> 1000) written in
third-person omniscient [[Narrative mode|narrative]]. Some of these cross-
reference [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe's]] [[Goethe's Faust|''Faust'']]
(both [[Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy|Part I]] and [[Faust: The Second Part
of the Tragedy|Part II]]) making ''Waves'' a modern incarnation 'over [[Faust]]' —
a form of über-Faust.

==Background==
''Waves'' is primarily a work of [[fiction]] in which several principal characters
(and nations) grapple in competition (and in parallel) over a new technology that
uses [[terahertz radiation]] to detect and influence [[protein]] functions,
specifically their motions (or [[molecular dynamics]]). ''Waves'' is also a
scientific treatise (in the form of [[literature]]) detailing the nature of the
technology and its background and implications. This, in turn, serves as a
[[Literary technique|literary device]] by which the dramatic suspense is
heightened as the reader realizes the potentially reality of this [[#Scientific
concepts referenced|science]]. The [[protagonist]] (Tomas) calls this technology
the ''Novum Organum'' referencing Francis Bacon's [[Novum Organum|work]] of the
same name while the Singaporeans (who develop the technology in parallel) call it
''EastStar''.

==Plot Summary==
The book begins with a [[Deal with the Devil|deal]] being struck between the two
main [[Character (arts)|characters]], Tomas Twarok and Maximilian Iblis, at Max's
[[villa]] above [[Monte Carlo]]. The [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] quickly unfolds in
complexity where more developments (some in parallel) occur in far-flung locales
such as [[Munich]], [[Bogota|Bogotá]] ([[Colombia]]), [[Kiel]] ([[Germany]]),
[[Singapore]], [[Iran]], [[Maui]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Kuala Lumpur]] ([[Malaysia]])
among other settings. Some of the events that transpire require a response by the
[[President of the United States|American President]] (Mason) whose choices are
further complicated by a deepening [[financial crisis]]. While the ''Harmony''
section is more character- than plot-driven, the stories are linked together by a
narrative in which Dave (Tomas's friend from [[medical school]]) hopes to convince
him not to make his planned [[Deal with the Devil|bargain]] with Max. The stories
Tomas recounts in the ''Harmony'' section take place in several locales including
[[Chicago]], [[Boston]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Harvard University]],
[[Columbia University]], a fictitious Boston General Hospital, [[Grenoble]], and
other places. While the ''Rhythm'' section, being a scientific [[dialogue]], is
driven more by ideas than plot, two unifying stories emerge: Tomas strives to
arrange a date with one of the students he tutors (Nora) while he also works to
pay off a crushing debt.

==Major Characters==
Over 100 [[Character (arts)|characters]] appear in the book. Major characters are
listed below as they appear in the ''Melody'', ''Harmony'', and ''Rhythm''
sections. Some characters appear in two sections (or even all three).

===Melody===
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
;Tomas Twarok: [[Protagonist]]. A [[Physician|doctor]]-turned-[[entrepreneur]]
thwarted in his efforts to bring the Novum Organum technology to fruition makes a
deal with a college friend of his, Maximilian Iblis, now a leading [[hedge fund]]
manager. Contemplative and idealistic, he seeks to apply his idea towards
[[Medicine|medical]] uses but learns that the world has other plans. Tomas is
modeled after the main character (Heinrich Faust) in [[Goethe|Goethe's]]
[[Goethe's Faust|''Faust'']] and [[Bulgakov|Bulgakov's]] 'Master' in ''[[The
Master and Margarita]]''. Tomas is an [[American ethnicity|American]] with a
family background deriving from [[Hungary]] and [[Poland]]. Regarding the meaning
of 'Twarok', the [[Polish folklore]] character [[Pan Twardowski]] presents some
similarities to [[Faust]].
;Maximilian Iblis: [[Deuteragonist]]. A [[Harvard University|Harvard]] educated
German [[hedge fund]] manager, whose initial fortune was earned through dubious
circumstances. He specializes in 'unconventional' investments. Portrayed as being
foul-mouthed and ruthless, he is also practically-minded and, at times, even warm.
[[Iblis|''Iblīs'']] (Arabic ‫)إبليس‬, is the name of the primary [[devil]]
([[Shaitan]] or [[Satan]]) in [[Islam]].
;Abdul: One of Maximilian Iblis' favorite [[bodyguard]]s. Also called 'Bud', he
dies in Chapter 1 but his influence propagates later in the book as well.
;Nina: [[Tritagonist]] as Tomas's wife. Her character is akin to 'Gretchen' in
[[Goethe's Faust|''Faust'']] and 'Margarita' in [[Bulgakov|Bulgakov's]] ''[[The
Master and Margarita]]''. Both philosophical and practical, she supports Tomas's
dreams but also guides him away from this obsession.
;Julien: The family [[cat]] who makes an appearance in nearly every chapter of the
''Melody'' (the ''Harmony'' too). He is analogous (in the opposite sense) to the
cat character, Behemot, in [[Bulgakov|Bulgakov's]] ''[[The Master and
Margarita]]''.
;Olga: Stepdaughter of Tomas (daughter of Nina). She personifies [[adolescent]]
[[angst]].
;Ceferino Diago: Colombian [[drug lord]] who launders his group's money through
Maximilian Iblis' [[hedge fund]].
;Nigel, Jax, and Adhi: Maximilian Iblis' [[bodyguard]]s. Adhi tries to steal the
Novum Organum technology though his efforts are eventually thwarted.
;Kashif Mahboubi: Newly installed Prime Minister of [[Singapore]]. Balancing
threats to his nation ([[water war]]s in particular) with [[Internationalism
(politics)|internationalism]]. He grapples also with the prospect of waging [[Just
War|just war]].
;Yinglan Yousuf: A deputy researcher in the [[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|
Singaporean Ministry of Defence]] who develops a parallel version of the
technology (called ''EastStar'') for [[military]] purposes. Like Tomas, he too
contemplates the [[good and evil]] aspects of this [[technology]] though in a
different context.
;Eleanor Shanmugam: Defence Minister for [[Singapore]].
;Elijah Mason: Fictional [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] who
survives an [[assassination]] attempt while grappling with a [[financial crisis]]
punctuated by a mysterious [[Terrorism|terror attack]].
;William Madison: Director of the [[CIA]].
;Helga Iblis: Maximilian Iblis' mother, suffering from advanced [[Alzheimer's
disease]]. Her demented mind is stuck in the world of [[Nazi Germany]] and Tomas,
in an effort to demonstrate the medical applications of the 'Novum Organum', works
on curing her. Her son, Max (whom she does not remember), calls his mother a
'blast from the past.' She (and her mental recovery) provide a window into the
'how and why' of [[Nazism]].
;Jenna Mason: The [[First Lady]] (wife of [[President of the United States|U.S.
President]] Elijah Mason).
</div>

===Harmony===
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
;Tomas Twarok: Protagonist for the ''Harmony''. See above.
;Dave: [[Deuteragonist]] for the ''Harmony''. A [[medical school]] friend of
Tomas's. An ongoing conversation between Tomas and Dave frames each ''Harmony''
chapter.
;Nina: See above.
;Martin Boucher: Director of the fictional [[Chicago]] Forum for International
Cooperation.
;Ioannis Kostakis: A leading [[Greeks|Greek]] [[financier]].
;Ava: A friend of Tomas's from [[Residency (medicine)|residency]].
;Ramzi: [[Yemeni]] student that Tomas meets in [[Hamburg]].
;Prof. Roger Williams: [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[professor]], saved from
near death.
;Dr. Narius Maxwell: [[Neurosurgery|Neurosurgical]] chief resident.
;Dr. Mohseni: Surgical chief resident.
;Prof. William Henderson: A world-renowned [[protein]] scientist/[[X-ray
crystallography|x-ray crystallographer]].
;Thiang Johnson: A [[patient]] of Tomas's with a [[meningioma]].
;Kimberly Lügstein: Tomas's [[girlfriend]] in [[college]] and [[medical school]].
;Jacob Irgang: An [[economics]] [[teacher]].
</div>

===Rhythm===
With Tomas ([[protagonist]] in the ''Rhythm'') working as a private [[tutor]],
[[12 (number)|twelve]] [[student]]s figure among each of the [[12 (number)|
twelve]] [[dialogue]]s. As a [[subplot]] to the overall story, Tomas seeks to
develop a deeper [[Intimate relationship|relationship]] with one of his students
(Nora-[[deuteragonist]] in the ''Rhythm'' section); three others (Carter, Jason,
and Yinglan) make appearances in the ''Melody'' section. Jason also appears in the
''Harmony''.

===Other===
Historical characters are referenced throughout ''Waves''. These include [[John
F. Kennedy]], [[Beethoven]], [[Niels Bohr]], [[Antoine de Saint Exupéry]], and
[[René Descartes]] among others.

==Themes==
Several [[Theme (literature)|themes]] are referenced in ''Waves'', most prominent
of which are: the nature of [[Good and Evil]], whether [[Free will]] or [[Fate]]
is determinative, the conflict between [[individual]] and [[society]], and
[[idealism]] vs. [[Philosophical realism|realism]]. Most of these ideas are
touched upon in different contexts in all three sections, ''Melody'', ''Harmony'',
and ''Rhythm''. The ''Harmony'' section also explores a psychological construct
that expands upon the [[Platonism|Platonic]] psyche of ''[[logos]]'',
''[[thumos]]'', and ''[[eros]]'' to include its antipodes, or opposites.
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
*[[Science]] and [[Art]]
*The [[rational]] vs. the [[imaginative]] world (dreams & reality)
*The [[Existence of God]]
*[[Infinity]]
*[[Moral absolutism]] vs. [[Moral relativism]]
*The [[free-market]] ([[equilibrium]] or [[Non-equilibrium thermodynamics|non-
equilibrium]]?)
*[[Protein]]s vs. [[DNA]] (which are more important?)
*What is normal; what is [[disease]]?
*When is war (killing) [[Just War|justified]]?
*The perils of [[Debt bondage]]
*Interrelations between [[macrocosm and microcosm]]
*[[Happiness]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]]
*[[Courage]] and [[love]]
*[[Dichotomy|Dichotomies]]
*Changing perceptions of [[time]] and [[space]]
*The varieties of [[friendship]]: true, fake, contingent, superficial, etc.
*[[Teleology]] vs. [[deontology]]
*[[East]] vs. [[West]]
*[[Genocide]] in general and, in particular, [[Nazism]] could arise.
*[[Iron triangle]]s
*Consequences of [[political corruption]]
*What determines economic strength
*[[Nuclear war]]
*Whether success derives more from hard work or [[luck]]
*[[Virtue]] contrasted with [[necessity]]
*[[Epistemology]]
*[[Doctor-patient relationship|The Doctor-Patient Relationship]]
*[[Psychology]] of [[Society|societies]]
</div>

==Allusions and references to other works==

This is a partial outline (listed in approximate order of appearance in the book).
In addition to allusions within the text, the many footnoted references to
[[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe's]] [[Goethe's Faust|''Faust'']],
[[Christopher Marlowe|Marlowe's]] ''[[The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]'',
[[Mikhail Bulgakov|Bulgakov's]] ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' make ''Waves'' a
form of über-Faust, a [[Faust|faustian Faust]].
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:3; column-count:3;">
*[[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's]] [[Goethe's
Faust|''Faust'']] and ''[[Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship]]''
*[[Mikhail Bulgakov|Mikhail Bulgakov's]] [[novel]] ''[[The Master and
Margarita]]''
*[[Antoine de Saint Exupéry|Antoine de Saint Exupéry's]] book [[The Little Prince
(novel)|''The Little Prince'']]
*[[Hermann Melville|Hermann Melville's]] [[novella]] ''[[Billy Budd]]''
*[[Christopher Marlowe|Christopher Marlowe's]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] ''[[The
Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]''
*[[Hippocrates]] ''Aphorisms''
*The [[Film|movie]] ''[[Untraceable]]''
*[[Friedrich Nietzsche|Friedrich Nietzsche's]] work ''[[God is Dead]]''
*[[Galileo|Galileo's]] works [[Sidereus Nuncius|''The Starry Messenger'']] and
[[The Assayer|''Il Saggiatore'']]
*[[Molière|Molière's]] comic [[Play (theatre)|play]] ''[[Tartuffe]]''
*[[Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[Play (theatre)|plays]] ''[[King Lear]]'',
''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Richard II]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Julius Caesar]]'',
and ''[[Macbeth]]''
*[[George Orwell|George Orwell's]] [[novella]] ''[[Animal Farm]]''
*[[Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola's]] [[Film|movie]] ''[[Apocalypse
Now]]''
*[[Norman Mailer]], ''Miami and the Siege of Chicago (1968)''
*[[René Descartes|René Descartes']] ''[[Discourse on the Method]]''
*[[Stanley Kubrick|Stanley Kubrick's]] [[film]] ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''
*[[Plato|Plato's]] [[dialogue]]s ''[[Phaedrus]]'' and ''[[The Symposium]]''
*[[T.S. Eliot|T.S. Eliot's]] [[Poetry|poem]] ''[[The Wasteland]]''
*[[Ludwig Wittgenstein|Ludwig Wittgenstein's]] ''[[Tractatus Logico-
Philosophicus]]''
*[[Aeschylus|Aeschylus']] ''[[Prometheus Bound]]''
*The [[film]] ''[[Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop
Worrying and Love the Bomb]]''
*[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] (various works)
*[[Aldous Huxley|Aldous Huxley's]] [[novel]] ''[[Brave New World]]''
*[[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller's]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] ''[[Death of a
Salesman]]''
*[[Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri's]] [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] ''[[Divine
Comedy|The Divine Comedy]]''
*[[Jean-Paul Sartre|Jean-Paul Sartre's]] ''[[Being and Nothingness]]''
*[[Miguel Cervantes|Miguel Cervantes']] [[novel]] ''[[Don Quixote]]''
*[[W.H. Auden|W.H. Auden's]] [[Poetry|poem]] ''[[Funeral Blues]]''
*[[Jonathan Swift|Jonathan Swift's]] [[novel]] ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''
*[[John Stuart Mill|John Stuart Mill's]] book ''[[Utilitarianism]]''
*[[Sinclair Lewis|Sinclair Lewis's]] [[novel]]s ''[[Arrowsmith (novel)|
Arrowsmith]]'' and ''[[Babbitt (novel)|Babbitt]]''
*[[Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe's]] [[Poetry|poem]] ''[[The Raven]]''
*[[Virgil|Virgil's]] [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] ''[[The Aeneid]]''
*[[Laozi|Lao Tzu's]] ''[[Tao Te Ching]]''
*[[Immanuel Kant|Immanuel Kant's]] ''[[Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals]]''
*The [[parable]] of the ''[[Blind men and an elephant|Six Blind Men And An
Elephant]]''
*[[Marcus Aurelius|Marcus Aurelius']] ''[[Meditations]]''
*[[Jean Piaget]] referencing his [[theory of cognitive development]]
*[[Charles Schulz|Charles Schulz']] ''Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Me''
*[[Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg's]] [[film]] (written by [[Robert Rodat]])
''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''.
*[[Alexander Kuprin|Alexander Kuprin's]] [[short story]] ''The Garnet Bracelet''
*[[Robert Bolt|Robert Bolt's]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] ''[[A Man for All
Seasons]]''
*[[Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln's]] ''[[Gettysburg Address]]''
*[[Homer]]
*[[Thomas Jefferson]], ''[[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration
of Independence]]''
*[[Sun Tzu|Sun Tzu's]] ''[[The Art of War]]''
*[[David Hume|David Hume's]] philosophical treatise ''[[An Enquiry Concerning
Human Understanding]]''
*The ''[[Shahnameh]]'' (Persian ‫ )شاهنامه فردوسی‬of ''[[Ferdowsi]]''
*[[Thomas Mann|Thomas Mann's]] novel ''[[The Magic Mountain]]''
*[[Wallace Stevens|Wallace Stevens's]] [[novel]] ''[[Peter Quince at the
Clavier]]''
*''[[Rubáiyát]]'' of [[Omar Khayyam]]
*[[The Bible]]
*[[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert F. Kennedy's]] book ''[[Thirteen Days (book)|Thirteen
Days]]''
*[[Alexander Hamilton]] in ''[[The Federalist Papers]]''
*[[William Carlos Williams]] collection of [[Poetry|poems]] ''[[Al Que Quiere!]]''
</div>

==Musical references==
As metaphor, [[music]] plays an important unifying theme throughout the book.
Below is a partial outline (listed in approximate order of appearance in the text)
of musical references in ''Waves''.
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:3; column-count:3;">
*[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] [[Toccata and Fugue|''Toccata and Fugue'' in d minor]],
''[[Air on a G String]]'', ''[[Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring]]'' and [[Double Violin
Concerto (Bach)|''Concerto for Two Violins'' in D Minor BWV1043]]
*[[Gustav Holst]] - ''Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity'' - ''[[The Planets]]''
Suite
*[[New Order]] - ''[[Blue Monday]]''
*[[Gustav Holst]] - ''Mercury, the Winged Messenger'' - ''[[The Planets]]'' Suite
*[[The Cure]] – ''[[Faith]]'' and ''[[Other Voices]]''
*''[[Auld Lang Syne]]''
*[[Carl Orff]] - ''[[O, Fortuna]]''
*[[Frédéric Chopin]] - [[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin)|''Sonata n°2'' in B-flat
minor op.35, 3rd movement ''Marche funèbre'']] and [[Étude Op. 10, No. 3
(Chopin)|''Étude'' Op.10 n°3 'Tristesse']]
*[[Franz Liszt]] - [[Late works of Franz Liszt|''Consolation n°3'']]
*[[Johannes Brahms]] - [[Rhapsodies, Op. 79 (Brahms)|''Rhapsody'' G minor op. 79
n°2]]
*[[U2]] - ''[[Beautiful Day]]''
*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] - [[Requiem (Mozart)|''Requiem'']]
*''[[Dies Irae]]''
*[[Patricia Kaas]] - ''[[Mon mec à moi]]''
*[[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark]] - [[Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
song)|''Good Vibrations'']]
*[[Felix Mendelssohn]] - [[Octet (Mendelssohn)|''Octet'' E Flat Major 3rd
movement]]
*[[Johannes Brahms]] - [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)|''Piano concerto n°2'', 1st
movement]], and [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms)|''Piano concerto n°1'', 1st
movement in D minor and 2nd movement in D Major]].
*[[Savage Garden]] - ''[[Truly Madly Deeply]]''
*[[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] - [[Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)|''Symphony n°6''
(Pastoral), 1st Mvt]], [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|''Symphony n°9'']], and
[[Egmont (Beethoven)|''Egmont Overture'']]
*[[Stardust]] - ''[[The Music Sounds Better With You]]''
*[[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] - [[Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|''Piano Sonata
n°14'' 'Moonlight']] and [[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|''Piano Sonata n°8''
Op.13 'Pathetique']]
*[[Richard Wagner]] - ''[[Ride of the Valkyries|The Ride Of The Valkyries]]''
*[[ZZ Top]] - ''[[Sharp Dressed Man]]''
*[[Blues Traveler]] - ''[[Run-Around]]''
*[[Alphaville]] - ''[[Big In Japan]]''
*[[Modern Talking]] - ''[[You're My Heart You're My Soul]]''
*[[Tom Petty]] - ''[[Free Fallin']]''
*[[Tracy Chapman]] - ''[[Baby Can I Hold You]]''
*''[[Hail to the Chief]]'' - United States Presidential Anthem
*Singapore National Anthem - ''[[Majulah Singapura]]''
*Gounod-Liszt - [[Faust (opera)|''Faust'' opera]], [[Mephisto Waltzes|''Mephisto
Waltz'']] Part 1
*[[David Bowie]] - ''[[Young Americans]]''
*''Hohenfriedberger March'' by [[Frederick II of Prussia|Friedrich II]] from the
movie [[Barry Lyndon]] ([[Stanley Kubrick]])
*''[[British Grenadiers]]''
*[[The Eagles]] - ''[[Please Come Home for Christmas]]''
*[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] - ''Follow you, follow me''
*[[Giacomo Puccini]] - ''[[Nessun Dorma]]''
*[[Samuel Barber]] - ''[[Adagio for Strings]]'', op.11
*[[Emilie Autumn]] – ''[[Misery loves company]]''
*[[Giacomo Puccini]] - ''[[O mio babbino caro]]''
*[[Sarah Brightman]] ([[Francesco Sartori]])- ''[[Con te partirò|Time To Say
Goodbye]]'' (Con te partirò)
*[[The Beatles]] – ''[[Let it Be]]''
*[[Gustav Holst]] - ''Mars, Bringer of War'' - ''[[The Planets]]'' Suite
*[[Bryan Ferry]] - ''[[Slave to Love]]''
*[[Joaquín Rodrigo]] - ''[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]''
*Kraze - The Party (house)
*''[[Little Drummer Boy]]'' (various renditions)
*[[Edward Elgar]] - ''[[Nimrod]]'' (from ''[[Enigma Variations]]'')
</div>

==Scientific concepts referenced==

The scientific concepts addressed in ''Waves'' (in alphabetical order here) are
mostly discussed in the ''Rhythm'' section. While much of these touch upon the
nature of the Novum Organum idea, the discussions, in aggregate, as they span
topics such as the [[Big Bang]], [[chemical bond]]s, [[protein structure]],
[[human evolution]], [[Brain|brain structure]] and many others, constitute a
comprehensive [[cosmogony]] or [[World view|''Weltanschauung'' (world view)]]
supporting the novel's [[Faust]]ian framework in both [[metaphor]] and substance.
<div class= style="-moz-column-count:3; column-count:3;">
*[[Alkanes]]
*[[Amino Acids]]
*[[Anesthesia]]
*[[The Big Bang]]
*[[Blackbody Radiation]]
*[[Bohr model]]
*[[Brain]] Structures and Their Functions
*[[Calcium]] [[oscillations]]
*[[Catalysts]]
*The [[Central Dogma]]
*[[Chemical bond|Chemical Bonding]]
*[[Chemical bond|Chemical Bonds]] as [[Spring (device)|springs]]
*[[Chemical kinetics]]
*[[Chemical reactions]]
*[[Cherenkov Radiation]]
*[[COBE|Cosmic Background Explorer]]
*[[Drug]] [[classification]]
*[[Condensed matter physics|Condensed]] [[Phase (matter)|Phases]]
*[[Cosmic microwave background radiation]]
*[[Cranial nerves]]
*Definition of [[terahertz radiation]]
*[[Diabetes]]
*[[DNA]] vs. [[Protein]]s
*[[Drug design]]
*[[Drug]]s acting on [[protein]]s
*[[Electromagnetic Spectrum]]
*[[Electromagnetic radiation|EM Radiation]] and [[biology]]
*[[Endocrine system|Endocrine axis]]
*[[Entropy]]
*[[Epilepsy]]
*[[Control theory]] and [[feedback]] control systems
*[[First Law of Thermodynamics]]
*Formation of [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic waves]]
*Formation of [[Waves]]
*[[Fundamental Forces]]
*[[Gamma Rays]]
*[[Gibbs Free Energy]]
*[[G protein]]
*[[Harmonic oscillator]]
*[[Homeostasis]]
*[[Hooke's Law]]
*[[Hormone|Hormone Action and Hormone Types]]
*[[Human Evolution]]
*[[Hydrogen bonding]]
*[[Hydrophobic]] vs. [[Hydrophilic]]
*[[Induced fit]]
*[[Infinity]]
*[[Infrared spectroscopy]]
*[[Insulin]] and the [[insulin receptor]]
*[[Infrared radiation]]
*[[Krypton]] binding to [[Protein]]s
*[[Lobes]] of the [[Cerebral Cortex]]
*[[van der Waals force|London Dispersion Forces]]
*[[Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution]]
*[[Mpemba effect]]
*[[Microwave]] radiation
*Modulating [[protein]] function with [[terahertz radiation]]
*The [[Mpemba effect]]
*[[Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase]]
*[[Neuromuscular Junction]]
*[[Newton's First Law]]
*[[Newton's Law of Gravitation]]
*[[Newton's Second Law]]
*[[Newton's Third Law]]
*[[Normal mode|Normal Modes]] of proteins being primarily in the [[terahertz]]
spectrum
*[[Optical resolution]]
*[[Ozone Depletion]]
*Packing Defects in [[Protein]]s
*[[Pathology]] of [[Alzheimer's disease]]
*[[Peptide bond]]
*[[Personality disorder|Personality Disorders]]
*[[Pharmacokinetics]] / [[Pharmacodynamics]]
*[[Planck Law]] and the basic Planck Equation
*[[Planets|Planetary motions]]
*[[Polar]] vs. [[nonpolar]]
*[[Polarizability]]
*[[Portal venous system]]s
*[[Protein]]s as transmitters
*[[Protein Crystallography]]
*[[Protein folding]]
*[[Protein]] [[normal mode]]s
*[[Protein secondary structure]]
*[[Protein]] translation
*[[Protein]]s as flexible molecules
*[[Protein]]s as receivers of information
*[[Protein]]s communicating
*[[Radio waves]]
*[[Radioactive Decay]]
*[[Chemical Reaction|Reaction]] [[energy]] profiles
*[[receptor (biochemistry)|Receptor]] activation
*[[Resonance|Resonant]] [[Frequency|frequencies]]
*[[Second Law of Thermodynamics]]
*[[Selection rules]]
*[[Serotonin]]
*[[Signal transduction]]
*Specific and General [[Force (law)|Force Laws]]
*[[Spectroscopy]]
*[[DNA structure]]
*[[Terahertz radiation|Terahertz]] Gap
*[[Terahertz radiation|Terahertz]] based [[forces]]
*[[Terahertz radiation|Terahertz]] for [[mind reading|mind-reading]]
*[[Terahertz radiation|Terahertz]] for [[medicine]]
*[[Thermodynamics]]
*[[Transition state]]s in [[chemical kinetics]]
*[[Trigonometry]]
*[[Forces]]
*Types of [[protein]]s
*Types of [[Waves]]
*Using [[terahertz radiation]] for [[Alzheimer's disease]]
*Using [[terahertz radiation]] for [[Diagnosis]]
*[[UV Radiation]]
*[[van der Waals Forces]]
*[[Vestibulocochlear nerve]]
*[[Visible light]]
*Properties of [[Water]]
*[[Water]] and [[Life]]
*[[Wave equation|Basic Wave Equation]]
*[[X-rays]]
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==Narrative medicine==
While ''Waves'' straddles multiple literary genres, a significant portion of the
book falls under the category of [[narrative medicine]]. Listed here, in
approximate order of appearance in the text, are various ideas, themes,
[[disease]]s, and situations relating to and referencing [[medicine]]:
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*[[Pathology]] as a variation of normal ([[François-Joseph-Victor Broussais|
Broussaisian]] concepts)
*[[Observation]] as part of the [[physical examination]]
*Narrative description of [[sudden cardiac death]]
*[[Diagnosis]] of [[death]]
*Narrative of [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR)
*The connection between being a [[physician|doctor]] and [[teacher|teaching]]
*Aspects of private [[health insurance]]
*[[Mechanism of action|Mechanisms]] of [[drug]] action
*Topics in [[anesthesia]]; including [[muscle relaxant]]s
*[[Pharmacokinetics]] and [[pharmacodynamics]]
*[[Ethics]] (decision-making) behind [[medical test]]ing
*The three components of [[medicine]]: [[diagnosis]], [[therapy]], and
[[prognosis]]
*The three [[Therapy|therapeutic]] approaches to [[medicine]]: [[medicine|
medical]], [[surgery|surgical]], and [[Psychotherapy|behavioral]]
([[psychotherapy]])
*[[Ethics]] in [[animal testing|animal experimentation]]
*[[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor|SSRIs]] and [[Depression (mood)|
depression]]
*What is more important: [[knowledge]] or [[empathy]]?
*[[Self-experimentation]] in medical science
*Role of [[family]] in the care of the [[patient]]
*Narrative description of a [[Fugue state|dissociative fugue state]]
*Narrative of abbreviated the [[Neurological examination|neurologic exam]]
*[[Glasgow Coma Scale]] (GCS)
*[[Specialty (medicine)|Inter-specialty]] rivalry
*Contrasting [[psychiatry]] and [[neurosurgery]]
*[[Emergency room]] narrative of initial [[head trauma]] evaluation
*Narrative of recovery from [[coma]]
*Pathophysiological mechanism of [[ionizing radiation]] in [[carcinogenesis]]
*Use of [[ionizing radiation]] for [[radiation therapy]] and [[Medical imaging|
radiologic diagnosis]]
*[[Ultraviolet|UV radiation]]: concept of balancing [[Risk-benefit analysis|risks
and benefits]]
*Narrative of [[schizophrenia]]
*Aspects of [[surgery|surgical]] culture
*[[Medical error]]s and their cover-up
*Narrative of an initial [[patient]] encounter in the [[emergency room]]
*[[Emergency room]] narrative of [[Ballistic trauma|gunshot wound]]
*[[Emergency room]] narrative of an ‘ignored’ [[patient]]
*Narrative around viewing a [[CT scan]]
*Relationship between subordinates and superiors (especially in [[Residency
(medicine)|residency]])
*[[Military]]-like organization of [[medicine]]
*Narrative of placing a [[ventriculostomy]] ([[brain surgery]])
*The [[physician]] being alongside the [[patient]] through [[life]] and [[death]]
*Motivations for a career in [[medicine]]
*The three core processes in [[general pathology]]: [[inflammation]], repair, and
[[Neoplasm|neoplasia]]
*Bedside narrative of a hemorrhaging surgical [[patient]]; Narrative of [[Shock
(circulatory)|hemorrhagic shock]]
*Narrative description of [[appendicitis]] ([[Medical sign|signs]] and
[[symptom]]s)
*Operating room narrative of [[appendectomy]]
*Tactile sensation essential to [[surgery]]
*Narrative of [[childbirth]]
*The [[Iron triangle|medical-industrial complex]]
*Narrative description of [[Alzheimer's disease]]
*Impact of [[medicine]] ([[Illness|medical illnesses]]) on world history
*Narrative description of [[borderline personality disorder]]
*Difference between [[symptom]]s and [[Medical sign|signs]]
*Clinical triads
*Narratives (multiple) of [[epilepsy]]
*Functional localization in [[neurology]] and [[neurosurgery]]
*Narrative of a [[cerebral aneurysm]]
*[[Cushing's triad]]
*Various issues in [[medical ethics]] including [[honesty]], [[Professional
ethics|professionalism]], and responsibility to the [[patient]]
*[[Therapy|Treatment]] is fundamentally [[experiment]]al
*[[Diagnosis|Diagnostic power]] of a [[medical history]]
*[[Avicenna]]
*Principles of [[Cancer|cancer therapy]]
*[[Statin]]s and [[coronary disease]]
*Analogies between [[war]] and [[medicine]]
*[[Courage]] and [[martyr]]dom in [[medicine]]
*Diagnosing [[Capt. John H. Miller|Capt. Miller's]] shaking hand in the [[film]]
''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''
*Epistolary examples of a [[Medical history|history]] & [[Physical examination|
physical]] (H+P) and hospital [[progress note]]s
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==References==
===Notes===
{{reflist|2}}

==Book information==
''Waves'' by Ogan Gurel
*[[E-Book]] ([[2009 in literature|2009]], First edition) Available on the [[Amazon
Kindle]]

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RTS7LC eBook site including reader reviews]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45715403303 Facebook discussion group]
* [http://www.scribd.com/group/24679-waves-the-book Scribd discussion group]
* [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6271976.Waves_The_Trilogy Goodreads site]

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