On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 11:38:54PM -0800, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List wrote: > Since I read this a few days past have been mulling it over for a bit. When > you say "knots in space-time" at first read it seemed like you were > describing string like entities forming these knots existing in space-time, > but I on second read I think you literally mean "knots in space-time" itself. > I like the description of matter as being a kind of topological defect in > space-time. And how everything emerges from the structure of space-time > itself -- without needing strings or branes. > Or am I way off the mark here? > -Chris >
No - I think you have the idea. The strings or branes may well be the "topological defects" I'm talking about though. That would unite cosmic strings with superstrings, if true... Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au Latest project: The Amoeba's Secret (http://www.hpcoders.com.au/AmoebasSecret.html) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/d/optout.
