Re: [Algorithms] rather curious

[Alex M. <am...@bw...>]

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From: "Ron Levine" <ro...@do...>
To: <gda...@li...>

> expose the quantum mechanical nature of gravity.  But everyone (in
> physics) believes there ought to be such a theory that would unify all
> the forces.  The present dominant line of theoretical investigation is
> called "Superstring Theory", which claims, among other  things, that
> the dimension of space-time might be as high as ten.  But superstring

    Ummm, hrmmm, correct me if I am wrong, but the number ten is based off
of KSV (Kikkawa, Sakita, Virasoro) diagrams, which produce modular
functions, that just seem to spit ten back in extremely bizarre places.
Also, noting that ten is not the only number, as 26 has also been proven to
work for superstring theory.... but I digress....

> observed it in experiments.  For a good popular review of the present
> state of this knowledge see the book "The Elegant Universe" by Brian
> Greene.  "A Brief History of Time" was an enormous best seller in the
> 80's and 90's.  Greene's book was a best seller last year.

    I would also read, for the laymen, Hyperspace by Michio Kaku. Simple,
elegant, and my cat can understand it.


> Don't be teed off--change your career and study physics. The proof is
> in the elegance and economy of the theory and the fact that it has
> been completely confirmed to within the precision of all experimental
> tests so far.
>
> >btw, andre, if your not on the list;
> >i highly suggest you join :) i know your busy with volume 2 and all..

    Yeah, only on chapter 8, and he made another (edited I believe) in the
meantime.

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