Re: Quantum Interference and the Plentitude

2008-01-21 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
Russell Standish wrote: > On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 02:48:35PM +0100, Mirek Dobsicek wrote: >> >>> If quantum mechanics was done using a real-valued Hilbert space, you >>> simply don't get wavelike interference patterns. >> To my knowledge, you don't get interference patterns for *positive* >> real-

Re: dark energy

2008-01-21 Thread John Mikes
Hi, Hal: ">... I used "motivator" in the sense that a gas engine is a motivator of dynamics" < Indeed? does a gas engine 'work' without dynamics - what is supposed to be motivated by its activity? This question came in as an initiator to my reply, since 'dynamics' is bound to a process in ti

Re: dark energy

2008-01-21 Thread Hal Ruhl
Hi George: I discussed time origins in an earlier post on 1/9/2008. I see no need for a "physical" grounding. No entity is required to ask the question, it is asked by the mere fact that Nothings are members of the "member of itself" nested Everything. It is the question itself and the inabil

Re: Quantum Interference and the Plentitude

2008-01-21 Thread Russell Standish
On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 03:31:20PM +0100, Mirek Dobsicek wrote: > > Hi Russel, > > you are right, a "*positive* real Hilbert space" is a wrong term. > However, the point of my comment was to express a belief that your sentence > > >>> If quantum mechanics was done using a real-valued Hilbert sp