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Re: String Theory
String theory is where the lines of physics become blurred. The real debate is whether it can actually be called a "Theory," because we have no way of testing whether it is true. When you can't construct an experiment that would falisify once and for all your theory, it isn't science, or so goes the thinking of Karl Popper. I really wouldn't worry about it, as it isn't likely to play into an engineer's life to often, but if theoretical physics is your game, this is where its at. My physics teacher maintains that "string theorists" are really nothing more than philosophers, which, if you want to be pedantic about it, is true.
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Re: String Theory
You can actually watch all three hours of Nova's presentation of B. Green's "Elegant Universe" online at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program_t.html I added it to my bookmarks. ![]() |
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Re: String Theory
I think this would have been an acceptable answer to your question.
http://www.google.com/search?q=string+theory |
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Re: String Theory
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The whole idea of string theory is very crazy and I don't follow much of what they are doing with it, even in the nova episode. But it makes some sence in a strange, head exploding way. But I only know much about it because it is so weird, I like it. Does it's findings, what it could mean change how I do anything, no, but it is fun to try and wrap your brain around n-dimentional branes. |
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