Physicists Develop Test for String Theory

Space Daily ^ | Jan 25, 2007 | Staff Writers

[NonValueAdded]

[Visualize photo of kitten with ball of yarn here]

[RightWhale]

The LHC should have been built in America and have been in operation for a decade already.

[flashbunny]

And if the tests fail, they'll just change the parameters.

[org.whodat]

If you have all the feathers you can carry, can you carry one more??

[joebuck]

I thought they added an 11th dimension to String theory and now call in M theory (membrane theory) and this is where the theory of parallel universes comes from.

[RightWhale]

They run their models in a variety of dimensions from four to 26. Sometimes one dimension.

[Red Badger]

The universe is made of "Silly String"........

[Brilliant]

It all assumes that there is such a thing as a W boson, and that it does what they theorize that it does. I don't think that there is any doubt about that among quantum physicists, but the discovery of the W boson, like much of the rest of particle physics, is heavily dependent upon the accuracy of the prior theoretical framework.

[edsheppa]

"The canonical forms of string theory include three mathematical assumptions-Lorentz invariance ..., analyticity ... and unitarity ... Our test sets bounds on these assumptions."

Is there anyone who supposes there can be a successful physical theory that doesn't have these characteristics? I only hope this explanation has been dumbed down because it doesn't sound impressive to me.

[RightWhale]

It's undergrad math.

[DManA]

Boondoggle. Well killed.

[RightWhale]

The USA killed the supercollider and the Apollo program and is now in the process of falling behind the rest of the world leaders in science and engineering.

[Bender2]

Hummmm...

What sting theory... do I believe in?

This... one!!!

It is the one EX52D wore when she was a sophmore at Grand Cayman University...

[DManA]

That's a function of our failing government schools, not a lack of science boondoggles.

in the process of falling behind the rest of the world leaders in science and engineering.

[LonePalm]

Perhaps they could study the super-string theory of cheese.

A moose once dated my sister.

The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[RightWhale]

Pres Bush mentioned math and science education during the SOTU address. Hillary! appears to have no interest in math or science at all. The pupils would do much better at math and science if there were some hope of actually being employed in math or science, even if it is, ughh, FedGov science programs. Math and science are adequately taught in government schools, but interest in attending math and science class is waning.

[EEDUDE]

Maybe they will finally unravel this knotty problem.

[DManA]

There are finite dollars to invest in basic science. Should we pick a few super projects or spread it out in many more smaller projects? I think the latter is more inspiring to aspiring scientists.

[snarks_when_bored]

String Theory critic Peter Woit isn't impressed by this claim:

Physicists Develop Test For “String Theory”