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[RideFree]

To me, string theory is quite elegant in that I seem to have a smattering of string theory receptors.
I thought the downside of M theory (as the unifier of the 5 string theories) was that, "The math hasn't been invented to conclude it". - according to Dr. Witten.

Besides that, all of these people are on kind of a Quixotic quest anyway (IMHO).

 

[DoubleN]

Thanks yellowfiero

 

[Monotaur]

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: RideFree

Originally posted by: fitzov
Speculative stuff? Well, since string theory is more coherent than general relativity, mathematically, then I guess it's good to be speculative.

You will find that I never did quite agree with Einstein and while I find string theory to be a potential panacea, both M theory and it's subsets still leave too many unanswered questions.

From my infantile understanding of the issue the benefits of string theory are that it can (mathematically) account for: gravity, electro-magnetism, and the weak and strong nuclear forces; while relativity, on the other hand can only account for the gravitational force (Quantum mechanics being used for all the others). The downside of string theory is that it currently cannot yield falsifiable hypotheses and is, therefore, considered unscientific.

Hmm... I thought that electro-magnetism was easily explainable by relativity?

 

[Tangman]

Only the particle aspects -- not the wave aspect.

 

[atmguru]

Thanks for the post. This would be good for someone like me who hasn't used Calc or real physics for years but is still interested in it.

 

[Monotaur]

Originally posted by: Tangman
Only the particle aspects -- not the wave aspect.

Ok, that makes sense.

 

[cmccrkn]

Thanks yellowfiero! nice for a brush-up.