Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Quantum Geometricization: The Struggle

Posted on November 29, 2004 by PlatoHagel

If Lorentz symmetry is broken by some mechanism originating at the Planck scale, is there any hope of detecting such an effect? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Over the past decade Kostelecky and co-workers have been exploring how a violation … Continue reading →

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Non Euclidean Geometry and the Universe

Posted on November 28, 2004 by PlatoHagel

With Critical density ( Omega ), matter distinctions become apparent, when looking at the computerized model of Andrey Kravtsov. Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann 1826 – 1866 Riemannian Geometry, also known as elliptical geometry, is the geometry of the surface of … Continue reading →

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Searching for Changes in the Fine-Structure Constant Using Atomic Clocks

Posted on November 27, 2004 by PlatoHagel

Another laser beam is used to make the atoms fluoresce, and the amount of fluorescence is measured as a function of the microwave frequency to plot a “resonance curve”. An ultra-precise measurement of time can be made by measuring the … Continue reading →

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Variation of the Standard Two-Pin-hole "welcher-Weg" Optics Experiment

Posted on November 27, 2004 by PlatoHagel

Results of different measurements of the Ft value in beta decay George R. Welch setting up an optics experiment with graduate student Sophia Ilina Dr. Scully and Dr. Townes, the inventor of the maser and laser (University of California, Berkeley), … Continue reading →

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No Royal Road to Geometry?

Posted on November 26, 2004 by PlatoHagel

All those who have written histories bring to this point their account of the development of this science. Not long after these men came Euclid, who brought together the Elements, systematizing many of the theorems of Eudoxus, perfecting many of … Continue reading →

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The Six Men and the Elephant

Posted on November 25, 2004 by PlatoHagel

I’d like to embrace all those who are attempting to speak in regards to quantum gravity. This is a common poem, that reflects the efforts and differing perspectives at trying to descibe a world that is very much in the … Continue reading →

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Bubble Nucleation

Posted on November 25, 2004 by PlatoHagel

Based on the no boundary proposal, I picture the origin of the universe, as like the formation of bubbles of steam in boiling water. Quantum fluctuations lead to the spontaneous creation of tiny universes, out of nothing. Most of the … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic String

Posted on November 24, 2004 by PlatoHagel

It was important for me to recognize the microcosmic view, could have been united with cosmological proportions, and revealled structural integrity to the way in which the universe was formed. If such views were manifesting from planck Epoch realizations, then … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Knew Infinity:

Posted on November 24, 2004 by PlatoHagel

A Life of the Genius Ramanujanby Robert Kanigel Srinivas Ramanujan (1887-1920)In the past few decades, we have witnessed how Ramanujan’s contributions have made such a profound impact on various branches of mathematics. The book, “The man who knew infinity”, by … Continue reading →

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Mathematicians and Physicists Do is Perhaps Like Sculpture

Posted on November 23, 2004 by PlatoHagel

“Science is that human activity in which we aim to show towards nature that respect that in a democracy we endeavor to show towards each other.” Smolin then goes on to write something interesting here. Many would have interpreted the … Continue reading →

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