13 Mar 08
Originally posted by crazyfoxEnough of the silly🙂 Did you ever hear of a book called 'the trouble with Physics' by Lee Smolin? Has to do with string theory. You should read it if you haven't. A very good read.
well if you don't know what is it then go head. i didn't want people copy and pasted stuff from that site on here to make them look smart.
I think his conclusions are maybe a bit premature but read it for yourself and make up your own mind.
14 Mar 08
Originally posted by ZahlanziI'm not so sure about that. It is not true that string theory cannot ever be tested. It can. When the new accellerator at CERN comes into action, then some corners of string theory will be testable.
string theory is just that, a theory. so far it cannot be proven and nothing it said can be experimented. it is just a pretty thing that mathematicians put in their equations to make them taste better
14 Mar 08
Originally posted by FabianFnasi said so far. who knows what kind of extra dimensional action we will be watching in the future
I'm not so sure about that. It is not true that string theory cannot ever be tested. It can. When the new accellerator at CERN comes into action, then some corners of string theory will be testable.
14 Mar 08
Originally posted by ZahlanziMy personal view is like this:
i said so far. who knows what kind of extra dimensional action we will be watching in the future
We have areas where quantum theory and relativity theory is not consistent with each other (*). I think, hope, or foresee, that string theory or quantum gravitation theory (according to Smolin) is going to explain these things (*).
Is the extra dimensions real? Are they truly spatial? Or are they needed just to make the equations work? (Like the imaginary constant i, despite that the world is real in mathematical sense.) And does it matter?
I have no mathematical height to grasp the mathematical background of the string theory, I have to rely on the very few string theoreticians when they say that their theory is good enough to build knledge of the universe upon.
14 Mar 08
Originally posted by FabianFnaswell first they will have to choose from 10,11 and 26 dimensions.
My personal view is like this:
We have areas where quantum theory and relativity theory is not consistent with each other (*). I think, hope, or foresee, that string theory or quantum gravitation theory (according to Smolin) is going to explain these things (*).
Is the extra dimensions real? Are they truly spatial? Or are they needed just to make the ...[text shortened]... oreticians when they say that their theory is good enough to build knledge of the universe upon.
as a pessimist i am almost sure whatever they prove at first it will be some common thing between those theories.
but i am rooting for this theory too. it is very nice.