On 12 February 2014 00:41, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:45 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11 February 2014 18:40, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> String theory based on Maldacena's conjecture predicted the viscosity of >>> the quark-gluon plasma before it was measured >>> >> >> Correctly, I assume. >> >> >>> and more recently explained the mechanism behind EPR based on >>> Einstein-Rosen bridges, which is more like a retrodiction. >>> >>>> >> That seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut, although the initials have >> a nice near-symmetry. Why would one need to have ERBs - that presumably >> have to be kept open by some exotic mechanicsm - to explain EPR when you >> can do it very simply anyway? >> > > And how can it be done very simply? > > By dropping Bell's assumption that time is fundamentally asymmetric (for the particles used in an EPR experiment, which are generally photons). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
