Category Archives: String Theory

Microstates and Gravity

Posted on May 30, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Strominger: That was the problem we had to solve. In order to count microstates, you need a microscopic theory. Boltzmann had one–the theory of molecules. We needed a microscopic theory for black holes that had to have three characteristics: One, … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Enlightenment

Posted on May 28, 2005 by PlatoHagel

This enlightenment experience is a realization about the nature of the mind which entails recognizing it (in a direct, experiential way) as liminocentrically organized. The overall structure is paradoxical, and so the articulation of this realization will ‘transcend’ logic – … Continue reading →

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Blaise Pascal

Posted on May 25, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662) Born in Clermont-Ferrand (France), the young Pascal was introduced to mathematics and physics by his father. So precocious was his talent in these disciplines that he published his innovative Essai pour … Continue reading →

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Sylvester’s Surfaces

Posted on May 21, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Figure 2. Clebsch’s Diagonal Surface: Wonderful. We are told that “mathematics is that study which knows nothing of observation…” I think no statement could have been more opposite to the undoubted facts of the case; that mathematical analysis is constantly … Continue reading →

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Topo-sense?

Posted on May 19, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Michael Persinger has a vision – the Almighty isn’t dead, he’s an energy field. And your mind is an electromagnetic map to your soul. Persinger’s research forays are at the very frontier of the roiling field of neuroscience, the biochemical … Continue reading →

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A recipe for making strings in the lab

Posted on May 12, 2005 by PlatoHagel

All you educated people must forgive me here. I do not have the benefit, of the student and teacher relationship, yet I rely heavily on my intuitive processes. I cannot say whether for sure these are always right. IN this … Continue reading →

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The Unity of Mathematics

Posted on May 11, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Alain Connes Where a dictionary proceeds in a circular manner, defning a word by reference to another, the basic concepts of mathematics are infinitely closer to an indecomposable element”, a kind of elementary particle” of thought with a minimal amount … Continue reading →

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Cosmological and Microstate Blackholes

Posted on April 7, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Perspectives On Nature’s Greatest Puzzles Nima Arkani-Hamed: First rule of progress in science-better to follow your nose, then twiddle your thumbs My perspectives are elementary generalizations from the views of those at the forefront of theoretcical research into comprehenson of … Continue reading →

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Einstein’s Bubble

Posted on April 5, 2005 by PlatoHagel

If we wanted to understand this motivation and analogy using Einstein’s bubble, how could we move this motivation to consider it’s first expression, lies wihtin the bath of possibilties? One needed to see this physics process in its whole harmonious … Continue reading →

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CERN and Future Experiments

Posted on April 4, 2005 by PlatoHagel

I needed to come back down to earth for a minute to see where the trend is going with those who shall lead us poor earthlings into the future of experimental research and profound understandings. It would be nice to … Continue reading →

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