Random thoughts

[Archie]

theory of everything, grand unification theory

I lean towards the Georgi and Glashow ideas from the 70's

 

[Mudcat]

When I was studying university physics oh-so-long-ago, it was all about relativity (special and general). But my understanding is, that all got supplanted by string theory some years back. String theory was the state-of-the-art as far as explaining everything.

But I couldn't tell you if string theory is still happening and I definitely couldn't tell you how it is supposed to work.

Here is a picture of me when I was studying university physics.

 

[Tron]

Boys, how much TRIM did Muddy get back in the day?

Unreal. Guy looks like Leif Garett in his prime.

 

[Matty]

JenBird is/was allegedly working towards an astrophysics dissertation that has/had to do with string theory.

 

[MF'r]

Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants? Is there a theory which explains why the gauge groups of the standard model are as they are, why observed space-time has 3 + 1 dimensions, and why all laws of physics are as they are? Do "fundamental physical constants" vary over time? Are any of the particles in the standard model of particle physics actually composite particles too tightly bound to observe as such at current experimental energies? Are there fundamental particles that have not yet been observed and if so which ones are they and what are their properties? Are there unobserved fundamental forces implied by a theory that explains other unsolved problems in physics?

That's really weird that you posted this, Blitty. I'm in the middle of a quantum mechanics book (Principles of Quantum Mechanics) at the moment.

 

[MF'r]

When I was studying university physics oh-so-long-ago, it was all about relativity (special and general). But my understanding is, that all got supplanted by string theory some years back. String theory was the state-of-the-art as far as explaining everything.

But I couldn't tell you if string theory is still happening and I definitely couldn't tell you how it is supposed to work.

String theory simply binds Einstein's relativity theory in the astrophysical (large matter) sphere to the anomalies of particle matter.

The problem with it is that it can never be proven nor disproven.

 

[Matty]

Simply.

 

[Tron]

Simply.

 

[MF'r]

There's a really good NOVA series on PBS called the Fabric of the Cosmos that's been running that explains general quantum physics and string theory in laymans' terms.

 

[Tron]

There's a really good NOVA series on PBS called the Fabric of the Cosmos that's been running that explains general quantum physics and string theory in laymans' terms.

I would very much like to watch this.

You don't happen to have a link handy do you?

 

[MF'r]

Simply.

LOL. Poor choice of words I suppose.

There are actually five different string theories...

 

[Matty]

I would very much like to watch this.

You don't happen to have a link handy do you?

Yeah, link a layman up brah.

 

[MF'r]

You can watch them on the PBS website.

Here's the "Quantum Leap" episode:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2167398185/

Most of the NOVA episodes are available from this page:

http://video.pbs.org/program/nova/

 

[Mudcat]

Boys, how much TRIM did Muddy get back in the day?

Unreal. Guy looks like Leif Garett in his prime.

30 years ago that was.

30 fucking years.

 

[Teela]

The things found on wikipedia, such as the "Grand Unification Theory" can be quite interesting.

 

[Tron]

I recently searched "The Little River Band" on Wikipedia

That sort of illustrates the depths to which I have sunk recently.

 

[betplom]

String theory simply binds Einstein's relativity theory in the astrophysical (large matter) sphere to the anomalies of particle matter.

The problem with it is that it can never be proven nor disproven.

Yes it can't.

 

[reno cool]

JenBird is/was allegedly working towards an astrophysics dissertation that has/had to do with string theory.

aww. I miss first bash Jenbird. She was fun.