String theory predicts the viscosity of the quark-gluon plasma already found at the LHC and several other sites.
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Stephen P. King <stephe...@charter.net>wrote: > On 8/21/2012 12:19 PM, meekerdb wrote: > > On 8/21/2012 4:10 AM, Roger Clough wrote: > > Hi guys, > > Neither CYM's nor strings physically exist-- instead, they represent > things that exist. > Anything in equation form is itself nonphysical, although the equations > might describe something physical. > > > > The equations of string theory describe strings. So how does it follow > that strings aren't real. That's like saying a sentence that describes my > house shows that my house isn't real. > > I agree that string theory (or any other theory) is a model of reality and > not reality itself. But, if it's correct, it refers to reality or at least > some part of reality - like, "My house is green." refers to a part of > reality, but "My house is blue." does not. > > Brent > > > When and if string theory makes a prediction that is then found to > have a physical demonstration we might be more confident that it is useful > as a physics theory and not just an exercise in beautiful advanced > mathematics. The LHC is looking for such evidence... > > > > > For example, if I live at 23 Main street, 23 Main Street is not my house, > it is my address. > > > > Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net > 8/21/2012 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." > ~ Francis Bacon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
