Comments on: Uses For Strings? http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Here, There, and Everywhere at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-135939 Here, There, and Everywhere at Asymptotia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:16:35 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-135939 [...] What am I writing? Four lectures on D-branes and string theory and M-theory, with a focus on some of the fun and instructive applications (and potential applications) of those tools to issues in condensed matter and nuclear physics. See some earlier posts for some of my writing/explaining a bit about what this is all about. Look under string theory in the archives. (e.g. here.) [...] [...] What am I writing? Four lectures on D-branes and string theory and M-theory, with a focus on some of the fun and instructive applications (and potential applications) of those tools to issues in condensed matter and nuclear physics. See some earlier posts for some of my writing/explaining a bit about what this is all about. Look under string theory in the archives. (e.g. here.) [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134836 Clifford Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:38:03 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134836 Excellent. There've been breakthroughs enough for the rest of us. You work on what you find interesting, and we'll work on what we find promising. Just move along and work on something you consider better. That's the way science works. Goodbye. -cvj Excellent. There’ve been breakthroughs enough for the rest of us. You work on what you find interesting, and we’ll work on what we find promising. Just move along and work on something you consider better. That’s the way science works.

Goodbye.

-cvj

]]> By: James Eadon http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134835 James Eadon Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:25:26 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134835 Hi, Thanks for your reply. No personal offence meant. You assume that my mind is not open. I have had an open mind about Strings for 20 years. I used to be full of enthusiasm for it. But gradually over the years I have become disappointed when it has slowly become apparent that the approach is a dead end. Yes, my mind might be altered tomorrow if there is a "break-through" but recently it looks like there will never be a break through, string theory is not the right way to progress. Of course this is my opinion. Wish I could be more upbeat! Hi,
Thanks for your reply. No personal offence meant. You assume that my mind is not open. I have had an open mind about Strings for 20 years. I used to be full of enthusiasm for it. But gradually over the years I have become disappointed when it has slowly become apparent that the approach is a dead end. Yes, my mind might be altered tomorrow if there is a “break-through” but recently it looks like there will never be a break through, string theory is not the right way to progress. Of course this is my opinion. Wish I could be more upbeat!

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134813 Clifford Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:07:27 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134813 Ok. You've quite firmly made your mind up, so I'm not going to waste time on this. I'll simply suggest that you get a bit more informed by reading some more, trying to keep an open mind, and with an eye on the history of how science works, for perspective. Best, -cvj Ok. You’ve quite firmly made your mind up, so I’m not going to waste time on this. I’ll simply suggest that you get a bit more informed by reading some more, trying to keep an open mind, and with an eye on the history of how science works, for perspective.

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: James Eadon http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134802 James Eadon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:52:47 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134802 Hi, It's the perception of an informed amateur that physics is losing talent to the string theory black hole, and this is a pity. How can so many great minds produce so little actual physics? Thanks, Hi,
It’s the perception of an informed amateur that physics is losing talent to the string theory black hole, and this is a pity. How can so many great minds produce so little actual physics?
Thanks,

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134801 Clifford Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:35:28 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134801 Hi, Thank you for your evidently highly informed opinion. -cvj Hi,

Thank you for your evidently highly informed opinion.

-cvj

]]> By: James Eadon http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134799 James Eadon Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:27:32 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134799 Hi, String theory is backed by an interest group interesting in promoting a false and obviously failed theory. It is holding physics back by 50 years. Pure metaphysics. It's a pity that in my lifetime string theory is blighting progress! How embarrassing for science! - James Hi,
String theory is backed by an interest group interesting in promoting a false and obviously failed theory. It is holding physics back by 50 years. Pure metaphysics. It’s a pity that in my lifetime string theory is blighting progress! How embarrassing for science!
- James

]]> By: News From The Front, VII: What is Fundamental, Anyway? at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134628 News From The Front, VII: What is Fundamental, Anyway? at Asymptotia Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:37:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134628 [...] physical phenomena being seen in experiments in condensed matter, nuclear, and atomic physics. (See here, here, and here for some discussion, and peruse the related posts list below. Also see the rather [...] [...] physical phenomena being seen in experiments in condensed matter, nuclear, and atomic physics. (See here, here, and here for some discussion, and peruse the related posts list below. Also see the rather [...]

]]> By: Some Things That Keep Me Busy at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134528 Some Things That Keep Me Busy at Asymptotia Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:12:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134528 [...] Well, it has been a busy few days. Since Sunday’s activities I’ve been up to my ears in various things. Interesting things, I’m happy to say, and only a few annoying things. Besides getting back on track with life in LA, I’ve been working (with a student collaborator) on various very interesting physics projects that I hope to find time to tell you about soon, involving various applications of string theory of the sort I mentioned in an earlier post. [...] [...] Well, it has been a busy few days. Since Sunday’s activities I’ve been up to my ears in various things. Interesting things, I’m happy to say, and only a few annoying things. Besides getting back on track with life in LA, I’ve been working (with a student collaborator) on various very interesting physics projects that I hope to find time to tell you about soon, involving various applications of string theory of the sort I mentioned in an earlier post. [...]

]]> By: Plato http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134455 Plato Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:16:19 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134455 I do not like to waste your time Clifford, but I wanted to know from a layman perspective if I had gotten the <a href="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-good-are-mathematics-in-real-world.html" title="What Good are Mathematics in the Real World" rel="nofollow">jest of the problems</a> that is currently residing in String theory? Thanks, I do not like to waste your time Clifford, but I wanted to know from a layman perspective if I had gotten the jest of the problems that is currently residing in String theory?

Thanks,

]]> By: Hanging with the Funny People at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134395 Hanging with the Funny People at Asymptotia Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:37:55 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134395 [...] front. While waiting, I noticed a group of five of the young postdocs from the physics workshop I told you about (who I was with the night before, having goodbye drinks in a bar - we’d all learned about the [...] [...] front. While waiting, I noticed a group of five of the young postdocs from the physics workshop I told you about (who I was with the night before, having goodbye drinks in a bar - we’d all learned about the [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134274 Clifford Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:24:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134274 Blake Stacey - thanks, that will be useful to lots of readers. -cvj Blake Stacey - thanks, that will be useful to lots of readers.

-cvj

]]> By: Kortney http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134273 Kortney Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:33:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134273 Excellent Griggs article, helpful in understanding the simplified version of string theory. Consider adding music to the tests to reasearch the response of strings superfluidity to musical influence. Just curious, Hmmm... Love the add in of cats failing to grasp string theory and laughing with your idea of them deliberately skewing the results. Your humor shines through once again. Good fun times! Cheers Excellent Griggs article, helpful in understanding the simplified version of string theory. Consider adding music to the tests to reasearch the response of strings superfluidity to musical influence. Just curious, Hmmm…

Love the add in of cats failing to grasp string theory and laughing with your idea of them deliberately skewing the results. Your humor shines through once again. Good fun times!
Cheers

]]> By: Just Great! at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134263 Just Great! at Asymptotia Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:16:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134263 [...] with string theory, turning up in condensed matter systems such as those Lincoln works on. (See previous post, and also the post I did on cold atom systems some time back.) So I had the pleasure of introducing [...] [...] with string theory, turning up in condensed matter systems such as those Lincoln works on. (See previous post, and also the post I did on cold atom systems some time back.) So I had the pleasure of introducing [...]

]]> By: Blake Stacey http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134257 Blake Stacey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:49:18 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134257 Sean Hartnoll gave a series of talks at CERN about applications of gauge/gravity duality to condensed-matter physics; I collected the links to the video recordings and the arXiv review article based on them <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/sunclipse/2009/03/currently_planning_to_read_on.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Sean Hartnoll gave a series of talks at CERN about applications of gauge/gravity duality to condensed-matter physics; I collected the links to the video recordings and the arXiv review article based on them here.

]]> By: Excited State http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134254 Excited State Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:33:24 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134254 Thanks. Thanks.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134253 Clifford Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:17:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134253 Hi, The nature of the workshop is clear. I am sure you're understanding just fine. There will be no web talks, however. That is not done here. You can find formal talks by some of the practicioners at various of the centres that do webcast their talks, such as the ITP at UCSB. Best, -cvj Hi,

The nature of the workshop is clear. I am sure you’re understanding just fine. There will be no web talks, however. That is not done here.

You can find formal talks by some of the practicioners at various of the centres that do webcast their talks, such as the ITP at UCSB.

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: Excited State http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134252 Excited State Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:49:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134252 I was referring to the Aspen workshop on string duals and AdS/CFT. Or am I misunderstanding the nature of this workshop? I was referring to the Aspen workshop on string duals and AdS/CFT. Or am I misunderstanding the nature of this workshop?

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134251 Clifford Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:12:32 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134251 Hi, Which talks? -cvj Hi,

Which talks?

-cvj

]]> By: Excited State http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134250 Excited State Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:03:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134250 Sounds interesting. Do you know if any of these talks will be made available online? Sounds interesting. Do you know if any of these talks will be made available online?

]]> By: Haunting while Working at Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134246 Haunting while Working at Asymptotia Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:31:37 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134246 [...] « Uses For Strings? [...] [...] « Uses For Strings? [...]

]]> By: Elliot http://asymptotia.com/2009/06/08/uses-for-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-134245 Elliot Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:47:50 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3646#comment-134245 The Griggs article is really good. I think it lays out the basics of this area of research quite nicely. The Griggs article is really good. I think it lays out the basics of this area of research quite nicely.

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