Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Cosmic Evolution and the Powers of Ten

Posted on July 6, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Many physical quantities span vast ranges of magnitude. Figures 0.1 and 0.2 use images to indicate the range of lengths and times that are of importance in physics.http://physicalworld.org/restless_universe/html/ru_intro_B.html *** Why Is The Universe Complex? Broken Symmetries, Information, Energy,  Work Next, … Continue reading →

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Self-organization

Posted on July 6, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Self-organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Self-organization is the process where a structure or pattern appears in a system without a central authority or external element imposing it. This globally coherent pattern appears from the local interaction of the elements … Continue reading →

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Virasoro algebra

Posted on June 27, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Black hole thermodynamics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In physics, black hole thermodynamics is the area of study that seeks to reconcile the laws of thermodynamics with the existence of black hole event horizons. Much as the study of the … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking At PI Institute

Posted on June 23, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 20, 2010 – In a public address before a packed audience at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), Prof. Stephen Hawking, PI Distinguished Research Chair, recounted his research, life and times, saying that it has been … Continue reading →

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Einstein Tower

Posted on June 22, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Just wondering when the Einstein Tower was built? See:Science Park “Albert Einstein” Potsdam The connection to the design of the tower and the comment on pueblo design sparked familiarity with a image of a tower on the edge of the … Continue reading →

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Quasicrystal and Information

Posted on June 5, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Consequently, a universe where time is real must be loveless. I don’t like that idea.Impressions from the PI workshop on the Laws of Nature Quasicrystals are structural forms that are both ordered and nonperiodic. They form patterns that fill all … Continue reading →

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There Be Dragons on the Dark Matter Issue?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by PlatoHagel

 I have been intrigued by the comparison of the latest reporting by Bee of Backreaction at a workshop at Perimeter Institute about the Laws of Nature: Their Nature and Knowability. Bee writes, “Yesterday, we had a talk by Marcelo Gleiser … Continue reading →

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The Total Field

Posted on May 25, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Conclusion:The state of mind of the observer plays a crucial role in the perception of time.Einstein SPOILER ALERT: To make a very, very long story short we discovered via Christian Shephard aka Jack’s dead father that all of the people … Continue reading →

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Hubble Takes a Close-up View of a Reflection Nebula in Orion

Posted on May 13, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)  ABOUT THIS IMAGE: Just weeks after NASA astronauts repaired the Hubble Space Telescope in December 1999, the Hubble Heritage Project snapped this picture of NGC 1999, a nebula in the constellation … Continue reading →

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Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP)

Posted on May 7, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Blackhole substances are perhaps the most-perfect fluids in existence because they have ultra-low viscosity. No matter what you call it, though, that substance and others similar to it could be the most-perfect fluids in existence because they have ultra-low viscosity, … Continue reading →

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