Tag Archives: Susskind

Lee Smolin’s Case for Background Independence

Posted on July 27, 2005 by PlatoHagel

While we were privy to the debate between Susskind and Smolin in a previous post, the origins and definitions have been drawn from the deeper requirements of an ideology. Where do these begin, and we find the inner compulsion of … Continue reading →

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The Black Hole Final State

Posted on July 24, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Mathematics is not the rigid and rigidity-producing schema that the layman thinks it is; rather, in it we find ourselves at that meeting point of constraint and freedom that is the very essence of human nature. – Hermann Weyl It … Continue reading →

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Why No New Einstein

Posted on June 10, 2005 by PlatoHagel

To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images.. -Plato, The Republic (Book VII) The inference of dimensional attributes scares many good minds away from the matters at hand?:) Lubos Motl: The only … 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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The case for discrete energy levels of a black hole

Posted on May 20, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Jacob Bekenstein Download for Lecture The Bekenstein Bound, Topological Quantum Field Theory and Pluralistic Quantum Field Theory An approach to quantum gravity and cosmology is proposed based on a synthesis of four elements: 1) the Bekenstein bound and the related … 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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String theorist explores dark energy and our unique ‘pocket’ of the universe

Posted on April 28, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Stanford physics Professor Leonard Susskind, who is currently on sabbatical and writing a popular book titled The Cosmic Landscape. (Photo courtesy of Stanford University) Dawn Levy:The dust isn’t likely to settle soon. Says Susskind: “More and more as time goes … Continue reading →

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Vision

Posted on March 25, 2005 by PlatoHagel

It’s no secret now, that I see where symbols are very important in the analysis of complex structures, once modeled. Might move the definition of everything we had encountered, from that model assumption. One had to know that Michio Kaku … Continue reading →

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Induction and Deduction

Posted on January 3, 2005 by PlatoHagel

Our attempt to justify our beliefs logically by giving reasons results in the “regress of reasons.” Since any reason can be further challenged, the regress of reasons threatens to be an infinite regress. However, since this is impossible, there must … Continue reading →

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The Sound of the Landscape

Posted on December 29, 2004 by PlatoHagel

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK As you know my name is Plato (The School of Athens by Raphael:)I have lived on for many years now, in the ideas that are presented in the ideas of R Buckminister Fuller, and with the … Continue reading →

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