Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

In reply to this comment by kulpims:
*discard

Nice to hear from Bill Hicks, my favorite theoretical physicist.

Anyone else think that thumbnail looks like a certain theoretical physicist?

>> ^cobalt:
I've never tried any illicit drugs and I'm a theoretical physicist. You don't get more open minded than that TBH.


err... more open minded would be: a theoretical physicist who HAS smoked pot. Or at least you could delve beneath the "lives ruined by pot" stuff and realise it's not that simple.

I wonder how much of the music you like was written by people on drugs, for example. It's a common comeback, i know, but it's not worthless.

Theoretical physics probably changed your brain too. It's called learning.

When i was at school, pot was for the thinkers, alcohol was for the ... erm... nonthinkers. And solvent abuse was for the poor and desperate. It was not a random distribution.

I've never tried any illicit drugs and I'm a theoretical physicist. You don't get more open minded than that TBH. Try figuring out the fundamental principles of the universe by just thinking about numbers if you've got a closed mind

On the one hand I've met a lot of people who had their live ruined by pot, and on the other I know just as many people who it hasn't affected (except to drain their pockets). On balance I try to avoid substances that can permanently alter my brain chemistry.

There are no extra dimensions in this theory. I think you might be confusing string theory in here, which using projection matrices to collapse dimensions.

A rotation matrix is mathematically different than a projection matrix.

He does predict many new particles, but right now it is clear that the theory makes new connections to physics that we don't already know.

In reply to this comment by krumzy:
Im still reading through the paper (have to catch up on some lie algebra first) but the rotation is significant because it can help you (somewhat) to visualize the different projections onto lower dimensions which describe the effects of different feild forces: gravity + standard model forces.


Although i have to admit im far from understanding any of the actual physics underlying the math, im not too sure about this one. From what i hear, even though it has received some praise, the science community in general hasnt exactly welcomed this guy with open arms. Maybe if this theory helps with research into the Higgs boson, the media will be justified in their hunt for the newest Einstein. Lets not forget, if you read this guy's bio you will see he is very media friendly unlike your typical theoretical physicist locked up in his office, rarely seeing the light of day let alone encountering any human interactions. This one could just be gaining attention for purely superficial reasons, so stay skeptical.

Im still reading through the paper (have to catch up on some lie algebra first) but the rotation is significant because it can help you (somewhat) to visualize the different projections onto lower dimensions which describe the effects of different feild forces: gravity + standard model forces.


Although i have to admit im far from understanding any of the actual physics underlying the math, im not too sure about this one. From what i hear, even though it has received some praise, the science community in general hasnt exactly welcomed this guy with open arms. Maybe if this theory helps with research into the Higgs boson, the media will be justified in their hunt for the newest Einstein. Lets not forget, if you read this guy's bio you will see he is very media friendly unlike your typical theoretical physicist locked up in his office, rarely seeing the light of day let alone encountering any human interactions. This one could just be gaining attention for purely superficial reasons, so stay skeptical.

He is one of the most personable and interesting theoretical physicists that I know, a great person to watch and learn from.