Tag Archives: Symmetry Breaking

Pure States

Posted on May 22, 2015 by PlatoHagel

The direct realist view [11] is incredible because it suggests that we can have experience of objects out in the world directly, beyond the sensory surface, as if bypassing the chain of sensory processing. The pattern of electrochemical activity that … Continue reading →

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The Form of the Good

Posted on May 9, 2015 by PlatoHagel

SOCRATES:  Tell me then, by Zeus, what is that excellent [págkalon, “all beautiful”] aim [érgon, “work, deed”] that the gods achieve, using us as their servants?  Plato, Euthyphro, 13e, translated by G.M.A. Grube [Hackett Publishing, 1981, p.19; Greek text, Plato … Continue reading →

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Before an Equation is Beautiful…..

Posted on May 9, 2015 by PlatoHagel

 So we go after the essence of things in a logical way? A question then that comes to mind is that if equations can become beautiful what were equations before? If taken in context of Aristotle, Objective deduction of information … Continue reading →

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Observatories Across Spectrum

Posted on May 7, 2015 by PlatoHagel

It is important to understand the basis of examination in terms of measure, requires us in this case to be able to see in a certain spectrum. Heisenberg originally formulated his ideas in terms of a relationship between the precision … Continue reading →

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What is Beauty in a Abstract World?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by PlatoHagel

 Pierre Curie (1894): “Asymmetry is what creates a phenomenon.” This has been of some interest to me as this issue is explained.  I can see where such abstraction when not in some way connected to the real world would to … Continue reading →

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Symmetry Breaking and the Crab Nebula

Posted on December 13, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The connection between superfluidity and symmetry breaking has had a glorious history. It has left us a rich legacy of fertile ideas, that seems far from exhaustion. PG 60 Superfluidity and Symmetry Breaking You know while there have been processes … Continue reading →

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Abdus Salam Movie – The Dream of Symmetry

Posted on October 1, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The movie presents the extraordinary figure of Abdus Salam of Pakistan, who not only was an outstanding scientist but also a generous humanitarian and a valuable person. His rich and busy life was an endless quest for symmetry, that he … Continue reading →

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A Visual Correlation to Symmetry Breaking

Posted on May 14, 2013 by PlatoHagel

“Symmetry breaking illustrated”: – At high energy levels (left) the ball settles in the center, and the result is symmetrical. At lower energy levels (right), the overall “rules” remain symmetrical, but the “Mexican hat” potential comes into effect: “local” symmetry … Continue reading →

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CERN NEWS : LHCb announces new results in matter-antimatter asymmetry

Posted on April 25, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Matter and antimatter are thought to have existed in equal amounts at the beginning of the universe, but today the universe appears to be composed essentially of matter. By studying subtle differences in the behaviour of particle and antiparticles, experiments … Continue reading →

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Supersymmetry

Posted on November 13, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Image: Event display of candidate event for this ultra-rare decay observed in the LHCb experiment Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, have spotted one of the rarest particle decays ever seen in nature. The result … Continue reading →

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