I suspect PAM Dirac would have enjoyed this topic of discussion. Terry
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > Not brand new- but an excellent Three Dimensional Time Theory - > > http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/0510/0510010v1.pdf > > This could be the one (pun intended). Although Chen's command of English (or > his translator) is a bit lacking, and his other paper's should be read to > get a full picture of what he is proposing, I like his insight very much. > Too bad for him there are so many scientists with a similar name and so much > hostility here to Chinese science. > > This paper (papers) goes well beyond the other previous proponents of 3D > time (who also were generally ignored by the mainstream and also unmentioned > by Chen): Bill Tift, DB Larson, Zino and Peter Carroll. > > In summary, the basic quantum principles of single particles: > 1) Non-localization > 2) Non-determinism > 3) Spin and related statistics > > are derived by adding two extra time dimensions. To me this adds greatly to > the confused thinking of "space-time" or curved space. > > As much as many professorial-types want you to bless Einstein, as passe and > awkward as he is becoming (since that is all that they were taught and few > have a real mind of their own) - this is the time to look elsewhere: this > theory makes sense, since all of those extra spaces, even the fiction of > "space-time" (11 spatial, for instance) are unneeded in order to get the > unifying equations to work. > > This structuring of time is much more insightful, at least to a few of us > who have less of a "conceptual problem" with the extra time dimensions, > compared to extra spatial dimensions (unless they are unfolded at the low - > 1D end, which is no sufficient for cosmology). > > Chen: "The related wave-functions, lagrangian and field equations can also > be derived from pure geometry of two extra time dimensions. These make me > believe that three dimensional time is right choice to interpret > quantum physics." > > ... comment: I would like to hear some mathematical criticism on this claim. > If it is true, then Chen's work is of Nobel quality. > > Chen: "In conclusion, this paper unified the principles of quantum physics > and the principles of general relativity by using three dimensional time. > Especially strong equivalence principle of general relativity is used to > derive the interaction between charged particle > and electromagnetic field which gives the same result as > quantum field theory. In addition, we derived field equations directly from > Einstein equations under 6-dimensional time-space metric. > It shows that the current quantum field equations of basic particles, as > well as interactions could be pure geometry properties under 6-dimension > time-space. In future, we also need to discuss how to include weak > interaction and QCD in 6-dimensional spacetime. > > Nice job, but like all foreign-born free-thinkers and non-conformists, Chen > will likely take it on the chin from the mainstream ... > > Jones >
