String theory explains a basic structure for the universe

[Walt Starr]

Although the number of dimensions is debatable, it's a working model that can be utilized to better understand the nature of the universe.

:evilgrin:

[Az]

1. 11

End of debate.

[Walt Starr]

3. 10 is more workable

but an nth dimensional universe is more likely.

[agitpropagent9]

10. yeah baby

[BlueEyedSon]

4. My universe only goes to 10, yours must be MUCH LOUDER!

[Walt Starr]

39. He's reaching towards Bosonic String Theory

but has only taken a first step from a ten dimensional space-tim to a 26 dimensional space-time.

[BlueEyedSon]

45. And I'm reaching toward recording in DOUBLY...

[GiovanniC]

5. Six By Nine. Forty-Two. That's It. That's All There Is.

Bonus points to those who know where that's from.

[Hugin]

9. Well, I know where the 42 is from...

... not so sure of the Six By Nine.

HOWDY FORD! :)

[GiovanniC]

12. It's From the Same Place

http://www.google.com/search?q=answer+to+life+the+universe+and+everything+=

Even Google's calculator knows.

[Hugin]

16. LOL... Very cool.

Always time for some Deep Thought. :)

[depakid]

13. Deep Thought

Hehe....

[SheepyMcSheepster]

14. Restaurannt at the end of the universe!

i am ready for the hitchhiker's movie!

[Hugin]

18. Heck yeah!

I think the Tech is up to it now.

It's a shame D. Adams isn't around to see it.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

21. the good thing is he actually wrote the screenplay

from what have gathered, the movie will not be exactly like the book, but that was adams's design with the hitchhiker series, everything is a bit fluid.

[Hugin]

25. Have you ever played...

Starship Titanic... He was around in the digital
age long enough to leave a strong impression as
to what he thought it was all about.

Cool!

Thanks for the info... I'm hoping the book and movie
*are* different.

It's only to be expected!

;)

[AZCat]

23. Sheesh - I just reread that last weekend

I never finish the whole story though - not after the first time.

I always stop at the end of "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish".

[Hugin]

7. Eye heared eet wuz 22...

No debate.

[RetroLounge]

40. 25 or 6 to 4

:hi:

RL

[Walt Starr]

41. 5 to 1, baby

1 to 5.

No one here gets out alive.

[Kingshakabobo]

49. They HAVE the guns. Do we have the numbers? n/t

[Hugin]

2. Dang...

Thought I'd see some teenie-tiny polkadot bikinis in
this thread. ;)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. Can we teach it in public schools in science class?

[Hugin]

8. Sure... If you can pry the kids away from TeeVee. ;) n/t

[Walt Starr]

20. Absolutely!

but it may be a little advanced for 'em. ;)

[Richard Steele]

37. NO...kids today can't count to 42!

[On the Road]

11. I Had Heard That Those Little Strings

vibrate clockwise in 10-dimensional space and counterclockwise in 24-dimensional space.

Actually, that doesn't help me to understand the nature of the universe AT ALL.

[Walt Starr]

29. Here's a cool site to read up on it

and it's a 26 dimensional space-time you're talking about, but that string theory relies upon tachyons so is not as workable as a ten dimensional space-time.

http://www.superstringtheory.com/basics/index.html

[Hugin]

31. Thanks for the neat-o link!

Can I look at it at work? ;)

[Walt Starr]

35. Well, there are animated strings revealed graphically on that site

:evilgrin:

[The_Casual_Observer]

15. I know it's silly, but I always think of string cheese when the subject

of string theory comes up, cat's cradles as well.

[Hugin]

17. All of these book references...

HELP! I'M SURROUNDED BY POST-MODERNISTS!

Yeek.

Send help.

;)

[jdots]

19. 23 skidoo ! gotta be 23

this is only if dimensions overlap with some interdimensional constant structure.Does spiritualism come from the forth dimension ? String therory may save this rock called Earth.

[Hugin]

22. I was going to say 23...

... But, since you beat me to it... I'll say 5 or 2 + 3.

Some combination of those.

Hey, it's everywhere else! =)

[ashmanonar]

24. i think the donut shaped universe is far more likely

:D

"homer i find your theory of a donut shaped universe intriguing."

on edit: mutter mutter bitch bitch stupid image link bitch mutter

[MGKrebs]

26. Are there anti-strings?

[Walt Starr]

27. Only if there is anti-gravity

And that force is not known to exist.

String theory is a quantum gravity theory.

[Hugin]

28. Wait just one consarn minute..

I thought they'd found anti-matter... Why anti-matter and
no anti-gravity?

[Hugin]

30. I know this is true... The Intelligent Designer told me so! n/t

[Walt Starr]

33. Gravity is a fundamental force of the universe

There are four fundamental forces of the universe in physics.

1) Weak
2) Strong
3) Electromagnetic
4) Gravitational

Previously, all theories would at best, deal with three of these four forces. Einstein dreamed of a "Unified Field Theory" which would work with all four funamental forces, however, he was never able to realize that dream.

String theory, being a quantum gravity theory, deals with all four and does so consistently with the exception of Bosonic string thieory which presents a model of a 26 dimensional space-time which requires the introduction of imaginery mass called a "tachyon".

The rush nowis to collapse all string theory into a single "M" theory. This, if demonstrably correct, would be Einstein's dream of a unified field theory realized.

[Hugin]

43. That's what you get for introducing Bosons...

Little Bozos.

"Bosonic string theory which presents a model of a 26 dimensional space-time which requires the introduction of imaginary mass called a "tachyon"."

Speaking of tachyons... I just yesterday read about a huge
blast in the Milky-Way as coincidence would have it happened
on Dec. 27, 2004.

Anyway, this stuff is fascinating to me.

I had a Time/Life Cosmos series book I would read and re-read.
Had little pictures of particles in it. (Drawn like small
Nerf balls.)

In that book they pointed out matter would not exist if all
things balanced. They would have canceled out. There is an
imbalance between particles and anti-particles.

Very interesting.

[MGKrebs]

54. 3 attractive forces and one ugly one?

[0rganism]

32. Why are we paying for dimensions we're not even using?

Shoot, at the very least we should be able to sublet or open a mini-storage or somethin'.

"Functioning orthogonally to space-time since 1969"

[Hugin]

34. Who says we're not using them. ;) n/t

[0rganism]

47. My higher-dimensional drinking buddies, that's who

They laugh at our sorry asses. It's like we're stuck with the AOL of interactive forces, and no matter what we do we can't seem to get it off our universe. Do you know what a drag it is, every time you hang out gettin' plastered with someone you only see every few tesseract rotations, having them go off like, "You guys are payin' waaaay too much for gravity. Hell, it's not even a multipolar force, and yer spending half your variables just trying to make it compatible with quantum services. You'd be better off going with your three other fundamental forces, and skipping gravity entirely."

It's embarrassing.

On the up-side, they do sometimes spring for the booze...

[Hugin]

52. LOL...

Great post.

Especially this little snippet...

"Hell, it's not even a multipolar force."

[AngryAmish]

36. string theory gives me a headache

I try to keep up, but ...owww!

[Walt Starr]

38. Check this site, it's a good one

http://www.superstringtheory.com/index.html

[AngryAmish]

42. stop it - it hurts

do it again and I'll alert on you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Walt Starr]

44. But, but, but, LOOK AT THE STRINGS!!!

Here's a string with a closed string loop that braeks into an open string loop:



And here's just your average everyday string as a closed string loop:

[AngryAmish]

46. thats it - I am now officially brain-dead

ever notice how great a president we have?

[Cleita]

48. I've been getting into quantum theory lately.

If nothing else it's given me some good ideas for writing fantasy stories. I was actually thinking of one last night where the protagonist hears music in the woods behind his house on the night of the equinox and the moment of true midnight. He goes to investigate and unknowingly slips through a portal that has opened briefly at that time into another universe. The music was coming from that universe.

[Hugin]

50. AND? AND?...

Doggonit! Don't leave us hanging like this!

:)

[Cleita]

53. I just started thinking about it last night.

:-) Give me some time for a plot and character development, or maybe someone else might like to use it. It's okay with me because whatever anyone comes up with will be their own story and will different from mine.

[Az]

51. Sorry, gonna stick with 11 dimensions

:P