Category Archives: E8

Questions on the History of Mathematics

Posted on May 14, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Arthur MillerEinstein and Schrödinger never fully accepted the highly abstract nature of Heisenberg’s quantum mechanics, says Miller. They agreed with Galileo’s assertion that “the book of nature is written in mathematics”, but they also realized the power of using visual … Continue reading →

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13th Sphere of the GreenGrocer

Posted on July 18, 2008 by PlatoHagel

I suppose you are two fathoms deep in mathematics,and if you are, then God help you, for so am I,only with this difference,I stick fast in the mud at the bottom and there I shall remain.–Charles Darwin How nice that … Continue reading →

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Numerical Relativity and the Human Experience?

Posted on March 31, 2008 by PlatoHagel

“I’m a Platonist — a follower of Plato — who believes that one didn’t invent these sorts of things, that one discovers them. In a sense, all these mathematical facts are right there waiting to be discovered.”Donald (H. S. M.) … Continue reading →

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Where Spacetime is flat?

Posted on November 12, 2007 by PlatoHagel

……A Condensative Result exists. Where “energy concentrates” and expresses outward. I mean if I were to put on my eyeglasses, and these glasses were given to a way of seeing this universe, why not look at the whole universe bathed … Continue reading →

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E8 and the Blackhole

Posted on September 22, 2007 by PlatoHagel

“I’m a Platonist — a follower of Plato — who believes that one didn’t invent these sorts of things, that one discovers them. In a sense, all these mathematical facts are right there waiting to be discovered.”Donald (H. S. M.) … Continue reading →

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Cascading Showers from the Cosmos

Posted on September 8, 2007 by PlatoHagel

3) It is claimed that cosmic rays can energy exceeding that of colliders, and they have not caused trouble, suggesting that colliders will not cause trouble either. However, the analogy is not precise. It assumes two things that may not … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Creativity

Posted on April 5, 2007 by PlatoHagel

See here and here It looks as if moderation, or maybe technical problems, has set in for me at Cosmic Variance. So I have to go from the last statement made there by Lee that I was allowed to contribute. … Continue reading →

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The Elixir of the Bee Community

Posted on April 3, 2007 by PlatoHagel

You should know that that the names of the Bee people have their names protected, to protect the community at large. Some larger human species, like to use the benefits of this society, without recognizing the constructive efforts that goes … Continue reading →

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Solidification of Geometrical Presence

Posted on March 23, 2007 by PlatoHagel

While I might infer the “attributes of Coxeter here,” it is with the understanding such a dimensional perspective which has it’s counterpart in the result of what manifests as matter creations. Yet we have taken our views down to the … Continue reading →

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Pasquale Del Pezzo and E8 Origination?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by PlatoHagel

“I’m a Platonist — a follower of Plato — who believes that one didn’t invent these sorts of things, that one discovers them. In a sense, all these mathematical facts are right there waiting to be discovered.“Donald (H. S. M.) … Continue reading →

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