On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Torgny Tholerus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Jason Resch skrev: > > I am not sure how related this is to what you ask in your original > > post, but as for a model (and candidate TOE) of physics which is > > discrete, there is a theory known as Hiem Theory > > ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heim_Theory ) which posits there are > > six discrete dimensions. Interestingly, the theory is able to predict > > the masses of many subatomic particles entirely from some force > > constants, something which even the standard model is unable to explain. > > I have now looked at Heim Theory, but it does not look enough serious to > me. Every theory that compute the masses of the elementary particles > from nothing, must be wrong. Because in different possible universa the > masses of the elementary particles are different. Besides, the Heim > Theory could not explain the quarks. > Well the masses are not derived out of no where, the article states: "The predicted masses were claimed to have been derived by Heim using only 4 parameters - h (Planck's Constant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_Constant>), G (Gravitational constant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_constant> ), vacuum permittivity <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_permittivity> and permeability<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeability_(electromagnetism)> ." > > But from the Heim Theory article I followed a link to "Difference > operator" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_operator ), and that > article was much more interesting, because there you could find the > extended Leibniz rule. > > And from that article I found a link to "Umbral calculus" ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbral_calculus ), that look like exactly > what I am looking for. The Umbral calculus seems to be a good candidate > for a tool for handling discrete space-time! > Great! I'm glad it helped. Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---