Hi
What City?? We have members in many cities around here.
BTW, I would like to read it just for my own info.
Thanks
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, amelia tetterton wrote:
> 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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