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I just watched a video on String theory and they mentioned something about M theory, can anyone explain how they are related at least just a little bit?
I just watched a video on String theory and they mentioned something about M theory, can anyone explain how they are related at least just a little bit?
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/waits for denoir and bn880 to yak about it.
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Ok, first string theory, There is a field of physics called particle physics that describe the shitload of different particles that exist. This is more like biology than physics. They divide them in different groups and give them different names. For calculation they use a system called the "standard model" which is very good at predicting the different features of the different particles. Now the problem is that the standard model is not compatible with anything else (quantum field theory, quantum gravity, theory of relativity etc). So these particle physicists invented the "string theory" that tries to connect it all.
The problem is that their only interest is in keeping the standard model. They don't care a bit about string theory giving completely BS results and explanations for the rest of physics. As long as their beloved standard model works they don't give a rats ass that it means that for it to work, you have to introduce seven or eight new dimensions in the world.
A load of crap, if you ask me.
Now as for "M-theory", I had to google it and found this. Apparently M-theory is a form of a patch that makes different flavours of string theory work together. It's a typical string theory. Instead of questioning how reasonable it is to have a set of contradicting theories, they just slap on another dimension to make it work together.
And all this is just theory and speculation. There has been no evidence at all supporting any string theories.
Denoir, I'm dying to know, and I'm sure others are too. What do you do for a living, where were you educated and how the hell do you know about this stuff!
I know I shouldn't encourage such behaivour, but it's drunken comedy gold.
Originally Posted by Sputnik Monroe
I'm an electrical engineer. I'm currently doing my master's thesis on neural networks. I was educated at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
I know this stuff because I've taken a couple of mandatory courses in modern/quantum physics. Plus I was recently at a lecture given by Stephen Hawking on the string theory.
Oh, O.K.,I'm an electrical engineer. I'm currently doing my master's thesis on neural networks. I was educated at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
I know this stuff because I've taken a couple of mandatory courses in modern/quantum physics. Plus I was recently at a lecture given by Stephen Hawking on the string theory.,I suppose a young wipper snapper like myself aspires to have such knowledge. I'm in my final exams at the moment, Physics exam Friday. Then no more physics till Uni......wohooo!
don't let him fool you. hIs real employment is Known to bE very strAnge.....
Hey denoir your university isnt listed at his site yet and neither is that lecture ...
http://www.hawking.org.uk/info/iindex.html
All his lectures are pasted there as well , i read the guys got a motor neurone disease but his research looks very good i must say , for a person with so many trouble in his life.
It hasn't been updated. Did you miss this part?:
Concretely, here's the lecture in question.
No i did say 'YET' ....It hasn't been updated. Did you miss this part?:
Concretely, here's the lecture in question.
I d/lded all his lectures on the website make for an interesting read when your free ***
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