String Theory starts to unravel

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Dec 18, 2006 | Fred Bortz

[djf]

"Not even wrong"

Luv it!!!

String theory is a 21st century tautology. Logically correct, physically meaningless.

[woofie]

This is a knotty problem

[Lokibob]

I'd rather KNOT give up on the string theory.

[atomic_dog]

To many physicists, it appeared to be the path to their science's holy grail

Especially George Noori and Art Bell.

/S

[Lokibob]

A string was tied up in a knot, and the ends were all raggidy. When asked if he was the answer to the string theory, he replied "I'm a frayed knot".

[Lokibob]

This thread is going no where.

[ellery]

So where does chaos theory stand?

/watch out for butterflies

[ConsistentLibertarian]

The article didn't help me understand the issue, but the witty comments this thread has attracted where well worth the read. Thanks :-)

[going hot]

the concept itself is rather threadbare

[GoLightly]

Ping & while you're at it, could you add me to your stringy list?

[djf]

Well, I know little of the theory itself. But I know ABOUT the theory.

Even the skeptics of string theory admit that in a sense it is correct, as a mathematical model.

But it seems there is a disconnect between the theory and physical reality. If we assume the theory is true, the universe goes on. If we assume it is untrue, the universe goes on. It is untestable by any of the current models.

Eddington described the situation and warned that we cannot fall into false knowledge. It is insufficient to describe the universe in terms like "the slithy toves did gyre and gimbel in the wabe"

I need to go back and reread "The Domain of Physical Science".

Where are the pragmatists when you need them?

[BossLady]

I think Snoop Dog described it best...... "Shizzle is in da Phajizzile"

[SamAdams76]

I'd read this article in more detail but I'm tied up this morning.

[robertpaulsen]

E=mc² (± 3)

[djf]

LOL!

Or thereabouts!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks GoLightly. It's another review of the two recent popular books about ST.

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[RightWhale]

String theory is where they put the really ugly math.

[djf]

I don't have the branes to figure it out.

Actually, I probably do, but my work on predicting next weeks lotto numbers will be far more profitable.

[Sopater]

See Common Sense Science.

Check out what they have to say about "String Theory".

[Paradox]

Like I said before, it may be the greatest case of mental m*sterbation...

My kind of String Theory..