I began my research a while back with the elegant
universe program. I finished the paper last night and
it has a decent amount of information from various
internet sites and books. Id be happy to pass it on
to anyone, though I cant guarantee how great it is
(which is why I was hoping I could find a string
theory buff to look over it before turning it in). Im
not sure if someone has already posted about this but
the www.superstringtheory.com website offers a nice
overview and some interesting links and interviews.
Also, more on the topic of observing, does anyone know
of any sort of groups that I could tag along with to
get some observational experience? I live in the
city, dont have a car and am not able to purchase any
serious equiptment at the time. Ive been thinking
about setting up a webcam (ive checked out some sites
on making a cheap one) but would love to make some
better astro buddies that can show me the ropes.
Thanks for all the input!!
amelia
--- Raymond Duval <rpduval@No-Spam> wrote:
> Interesting - I hadn't read anywhere that any of the
> string theories
> (or M theory) called for violations of Special
> Relativity. I thought
> that all the (popular) string theories supported
> (incorporated) both
> quantum physics and relativity - though my
> understanding is sketchy at
> best!
>
> RPD
>
>
> On Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003, at 18:38 US/Pacific, P T
> Chambers wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > One I am still looking for. Another is this
> spaceflightnow article
> > that
> > briefly describes some new work.
> >
> >
> http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0312/16einstein/
> >
> > ---------
> > Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area -
> Calif. USA)
> >
> > On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Raymond Duval wrote:
> >
> >> That's the problem with string theory (or
> supersymetric string theory)
> >> - the amount of power required to experimentally
> prove any of it is
> >> staggering (best estimates say it'll be 2-300
> years before we get
> >> there). Phil, can you find or point us in the
> right direction on this
> >> other experimental evidence? I just finished
> "Elegant Universe" and
> >> "Hyperspace" and am looking for newer info.
> Thanks!
> >>
> >> RPD
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003, at 11:39 US/Pacific,
> P T Chambers wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi
> >>> I dont know enough even to be dangerous but IIRC
> there is some new
> >>> experimental evidence that says there are no
> other dimensions and
> >>> Einstein
> >>> was correct after all. I think I saw a synopsis
> of it in a
> >>> relatively
> >>> new
> >>> Discovery mag.
> >>>
> >>> Amelia, did you see "Elegant Universe" on either
> "History" or
> >>> "Discovery"
> >>> channel a couple of weeks ago??
> >>>
> >>> I dont remember but there are probably some good
> credits at the
> >>> beginning
> >>> or the end that you could go find.
> >>>
> >>> ---------
> >>> Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area
> - Calif. USA)
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Randy Thelen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> amelia tetterton wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hey all
> >>>>
> >>>> Hey!
> >>>>
> >>>> [...]
> >>>>
> >>>>> So....I know this is a long shot but....Im
> finishing
> >>>>> up a paper on string theory and I was
> wondering if
> >>>>> there are any knowledgeable folks out there
> [...]
> >>>>
> >>>> Whoa! I thought that was a meteor, but no ...
> it was the topic of
> >>>> string theory flying way over my head!
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry, Amelia, I'm _no_ help on this subject.
> ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> I just looked at Amazon for any interesting
> books.
> >>>>
> >>>> The book that people seem to be raving about is
> Brian Greene's "The
> >>>> Elegant Universe." One reviewer (who gave the
> book 5 of 5 stars)
> >>>> titled his comments, "I felt my brain growing!"
> That's cool. The
> >>>> _review_ is well organized and thoughtfully
> written. Amazon notes
> >>>> that "26 of 26 people found the following
> review helpful."
> >>>>
> >>>> Hey, I wish you luck and hope you find a
> knowledgable late night owl
> >>>> with whom you can chit chat.
> >>>>
> >>>> It sounds like an interesting topic!!
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Randy
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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