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The "Ask Nou a Question" Thread (pg. 2)
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| ziptnf |
| Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants? Is there a theory which explains why the gauge groups of the standard model are as they are, why observed space-time has 3 + 1 dimensions, and why all laws of physics are as they are? Do "fundamental physical constants" vary over time? Are any of the particles in the standard model of particle physics actually composite particles too tightly bound to observe as such at current experimental energies? Are there fundamental particles that have not yet been observed and if so which ones are they and what are their properties? Are there unobserved fundamental forces implied by a theory that explains other unsolved problems in physics? |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaw
Is this good for the economy? |
$1.30 per cheese??!?!
OUTRAGE |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
$1.30 per cheese??!?!
OUTRAGE |
rephrase into a question plzkthx |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
rephrase into a question plzkthx |
Interrobang! |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants? Is there a theory which explains why the gauge groups of the standard model are as they are, why observed space-time has 3 + 1 dimensions, and why all laws of physics are as they are? Do "fundamental physical constants" vary over time? Are any of the particles in the standard model of particle physics actually composite particles too tightly bound to observe as such at current experimental energies? Are there fundamental particles that have not yet been observed and if so which ones are they and what are their properties? Are there unobserved fundamental forces implied by a theory that explains other unsolved problems in physics? |
That is like a laundry list of the most pressing questions in theoretical physics lol.
I do not know the answers exactly, but I do talk physics with a number of physicists pretty regularly, in terms of me asking stupid questions and then being educated.
Most of those questions involve problems attempting to be solved at the LHC. A friend of mine is interning at the LHC this summer, if you like I can ask him, though I know there are already theories on most of what you asked, specifically a universal constant (or constants) and subparticle discoveries (like the Higgs Boson, which might be a sub-particle elements).
It is interesting stuff. I do not have the patience or the ability to work that far in the abstract though to entertain me for long. :p |
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| Reza |
| What kind of shampoo do u use? |
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| iclone |
| Nou, what is your stance on soap? |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Reza
What kind of shampoo do u use? |
Don't regularly use shampoo as I shave my head to the skin. When I do shampoo my beard (which isnt that often, maybe 2 times a month) I use whatever is in the shower. |
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| CorneliusCB21T |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants? Is there a theory which explains why the gauge groups of the standard model are as they are, why observed space-time has 3 + 1 dimensions, and why all laws of physics are as they are? Do "fundamental physical constants" vary over time? Are any of the particles in the standard model of particle physics actually composite particles too tightly bound to observe as such at current experimental energies? Are there fundamental particles that have not yet been observed and if so which ones are they and what are their properties? Are there unobserved fundamental forces implied by a theory that explains other unsolved problems in physics? |
There are a few good postulates out there, String theory being one of them. Among the various ideas put forward in the search for a theory of quantum gravity, the causal set hypothesis is distinguished by its logical simplicity and by the fact that it incorporates the assumption of an underlying spacetime discreteness organically and from the very beginning.
In the way that it has developed, the causal set hypothesis has given rise to a mathematical framework (the "dynamics of sequential growth") in which time is an active process of "becoming" that can be identified with the continual birth of new elements of the causal set.
The conceptual simplicity of the theory has meant that it has been possible to draw from it interesting phenomenological consequences, even though the theory remains in an incomplete stage of development. Perhaps the most interesting prediction so far was that of fluctuations in the value of the so-called cosmological constant that are consistent with subsequent observations. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by iclone
Nou, what is your stance on soap? |
For my skin, use as little as possible. Depends on the activity level too. If I am sitting around all day I don't get that sweaty. If I am out being active sometimes I will shower with soap two-three times in a day. Last Saturday I showered three times, once in the morning, then after a long as walk in high humidity heat (with the threat of rain, so I stupidly wore a jacket that just made it worse) then again that night after getting back from a party in the sun where I got too drunk and needed a shower to actually let me get to sleep. :p |
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| Ian |
hey cliffwad
what would you do if adam's sister came onto you whilst on the rebound?
curious in cleveland |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
When I do shampoo my beard (which isnt that often, maybe 2 times a month) I use whatever is in the shower. |
Do you mean whatever soap/shampoo is in the shower, or just, whatever is in the shower? :p |
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