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AcidFast
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 Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:58 am Post subject: 1 |
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Scientific American: Atoms of Space and Time
We perceive space and time to be continuous, but if the amazing theory of loop quantum gravity is correct, they actually come in discrete pieces.
What do you guys think of this? Personally, it shakes the foundation of how I percieve the world, and is a little bit scary. Is it just me?
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[This message has been edited by AcidFast (edited 01-13-2004 04:03 AM).] |
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Bicho the Inhaler
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:07 am Post subject: 2 |
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| They say nothing about the theory. Is it a new theory? There are a lot of allegedly viable "oddball" theories that have been around for a while. String theory is the best known and gets the best publicity by far, but there are others (that I know nothing about), e.g., Penrose's "twistor theory." |
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Vinny
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:47 pm Post subject: 3 |
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| What the hell? Subcribe this you piece of crap! |
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Dr. Borodog
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: 4 |
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Since I can't read the whole article, I have to ask: How is this new? I think I remember first learning about the Planck scales while reading pulp sci fi novels when I was 8 or 9. Is this different?
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Bicho the Inhaler
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject: 5 |
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http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_quantum_gravity
Also, if I'm not mistaken, the existence of the Planck scales doesn't immediately imply that space and time are quantized, at least not in the way that they mean. |
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AcidFast
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:23 am Post subject: 6 |
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Sorry about the link, that's what I get fpr following instructions. I read the article in a hard copy of SciAm, but couldn't find the same article online. The link Bicho posted is good.
This is the first theory to suggest that time/space are quantized. The size of the 'quanta' of time/space happen to be about Planck sizes.
The thought of time moving forward in small, undivisible ticks is very eery to me. I think that it reminds me of something that has been created, rather than naturally occurred. This is a very strange thought for an atheist, IMO. I am having trouble with it.
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timan
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:28 am Post subject: 7 |
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Actualy there is no time...time is man made and generated for Earth commerce. You are just where you are...confusing this is the cycles you observe as aging thats a biological cycle that happens to read it you invented time. Aeighter comunication is one to one no delay to all points of the Galaxy using rope-pull tecnology not radio vibrations. Just a simple thought to help thinking
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