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A Jewel At The Heart of Quantum Physics - Physicists have discovered a jewel-like geometric object that dramatically simplifies calculations of particle interactions and challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental components of reality.
This post was deleted for the following reason: We're keeping the newer post, thanks empath. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
If time is not fundamental to the fabric of reality, then feel free to peruse the additional links in the other post, which was unfairly deleted for having been posted twenty minutes "later," as if that means anything.
posted by theodolite at 2:25 AM on September 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by theodolite at 2:25 AM on September 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
Are you saying that time is an artificial construct thrust upon us by the mods?!
posted by Renegade Duck at 2:30 AM on September 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Renegade Duck at 2:30 AM on September 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
It sounds amazing!
posted by Kevin Street at 2:40 AM on September 18, 2013
posted by Kevin Street at 2:40 AM on September 18, 2013
so are we talking some kind of snowflake made out of 196,833 interlocking dimensions or what are we talking about elijah
posted by Sebmojo at 2:43 AM on September 18, 2013
posted by Sebmojo at 2:43 AM on September 18, 2013
Thanks so much empath. To Rhaomi's post we go, sorry about the confusion everyone.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:46 AM on September 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:46 AM on September 18, 2013 [1 favorite]
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This is basically a new way to figure out the probabilities for the results of fundamental particles interacting that A) is dramatically simpler than Feynman diagrams and more importantly B) does not include space-time in the formula.
The reason that the second thing is important is that most physicists believe that space and time are not fundamental, and get in the way of figuring out quantum gravity, so this could pave the way to a Unified Theory of Everything.
The caveat is that right now they have only adapted it to a simplified model of particle physics and have not modified it to work with the standard model yet.
The people working on this are well-respected physicists at major institutions, so it's not crankery.
posted by empath at 2:12 AM on September 18, 2013 [1 favorite]