Almost noon. This
morning you dropped off the Avalon at Toyota and Enterprise gave you a 2016
silver Fiat 500X with a red and black interior with most safety bells and
whistles and FM/XM radio and spiffy wheels to drive. You were pleasantly
surprised. - Amorella
1157 hours. I was surprised. The car is spunky and
fun to drive. The electric has been off for about four hours while Duke Power
was upgrading our street line connections at the boxes and is supposed to be
turned back on momentarily. Electric is on (1205).
Afternoon. You
discovered an article on 'M-theory' knowing it had to do with 'string theory' through
reading Quora. Your focus interest is on how many dimensions reality contains
according to physics. You hope is that you can find something that will related
to communication transfers between Ship and Onesixanzero. Here is the article.
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Introduction to M-theory
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In non-technical terms, M-theory presents an idea about the
basic substance of the universe. So far no experimental evidence exists showing
that M-theory is a description of the real world Interest in this theory is mainly driven
by mathematical elegance.
Background
In the early years of the 20th century, the atom – long believed
to be the smallest building-block of matter – was proven to consist of
even smaller components called protons, neutrons and electrons, which are known
as subatomic particles. Starting in the 1960s, other subatomic particles began
being discovered. In the 1970s, it was discovered that protons and neutrons
(and other hadrons) are themselves made up of smaller particles called quarks.
The Standard Model is the set of rules that describes the interactions of these
particles.
In the 1980s, a new mathematical model of theoretical physics,
called string theory, emerged. It showed how all the particles and all of the
forms of energy in the universe could be constructed by hypothetical
one-dimensional "strings", infinitesimal building-blocks that have
only the dimension of length, but not height or width.
However, to make string theory mathematically consistent, the
universe the strings exist in must have ten dimensions. This contradicts the
experience that our real universe has four dimensions: three space dimensions
(height, width, and length) and one time dimension. To "save" their
theory, string theorists therefore added the explanation that the additional
six dimensions exist but cannot be detected directly; this was explained by
sophisticated mathematical objects called Calabi-Yau manifolds. The number of
dimensions was later increased to 11 based on various interpretations of the
10-dimensional theory that led to five partial theories, as described below.
Supergravity theory also played a
significant part in establishing the necessity of the 11th dimension.
These "strings" vibrate in multiple dimensions, and
depending on how they vibrate, they might be seen in three-dimensional space as
matter, light or gravity. It is the vibration of the
string which determines whether it appears to be matter or energy, and every
form of matter or energy is the result of the vibration of strings.
String theory, as mentioned above, ran into a problem: another
version of the equations was discovered, then another, and then another.
Eventually, five major string theories were developed. The main differences
between the theories were principally the number of dimensions in which the
strings developed, and their characteristics (some were open loops, some were
closed loops, etc.). Furthermore, all these theories appeared to be
workable. Scientists were not comfortable with five seemingly contradictory
sets of equations to describe the same thing.
Speaking at the string theory conference at University of
Southern California in 1995,
Edward Witten of the
Institute for Advanced Study suggested that
the five different versions of string theory might be describing the same thing
seen from different perspectives. He
proposed a unifying theory called "M-theory", in which the
"M" is not specifically defined but is generally understood to stand
for "membrane". The
words "matrix", "master", "mother",
"monster", "mystery" and "magic" have also been
claimed. M-theory brought all of the string theories together. It did this
by asserting that strings are really one-dimensional slices of a
two-dimensional membrane vibrating in 11-dimensional spacetime.
Status
M-theory is not complete, but the underlying structure of the
mathematics has been established and is in agreement with all the string
theories. Furthermore, it has passed many tests of internal mathematical
consistency.
However, so far no experimental support of the M-theory exists.
Some physicists are skeptical that this approach will ever lead to a physical
theory describing our real world due to fundamental issues.
Nevertheless, some cosmologists are drawn to M-theory because of its
mathematical elegance and relative simplicity, triggering the hope that the
simplicity is a reason why it may describe our world. Physicist and author
Michio Kaku has remarked that
M-theory may present us with a "Theory of Everything" which is so
concise that its underlying formula would fit on a T-shirt. Stephen Hawking originally believed that M-theory may
be the ultimate theory but later suggested that the search for understanding of
mathematics and physics will never be complete. However, Hawking later changed
his mind and stated, "M-theory is the only candidate for a complete theory of the
universe." Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, in the popular-science book, The Grand Design, take a philosophical
position to support a view of the universe as a multiverse, and define it in
the book as model-dependent realism which
along with a sum-over-histories approach (see path integral formulation of
quantum mechanics) to the universe as a whole, is used to claim that M-theory
is the only candidate for a complete theory of the universe, mainly due to lack
of viable alternatives.
Selected and edited from Wikipedia - M-theory
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Two key points in the above article: one,
'M-theory brought all of the string theories
together. It did this by asserting that strings are really one-dimensional
slices of a two-dimensional membrane vibrating in 11-dimensional spacetime';
and two, 'Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow's The Grand Design, takes a philosophical position to support a view
of the universe as a multiverse, and define it in the book as model-dependent
realism which along with a
sum-over-histories approach (see path integral formulation of quantum mechanics)
to the universe as a whole, is used to claim that M-theory is the only
candidate for a complete theory of the universe, mainly due to lack of viable
alternatives.' The key words for Soki's Choice are " two dimensional membrane
string vibrations in spacetime" and "a spacetime universe is really a
multiverse”. - Amorella
1427
hours. Why not include "one-dimensional slices of two-dimensional spacetime"?
Because, in here, boy, I, the Amorella, say
Soki is a one-dimensional slice of consciousness.
1429 hours. Whoa. I did not see that
coming. At first I put down Amorella rather than Soki, but the story is not
about Amorella.
Our communication feed gets stuck at your end because I am as a "simple
non-mathematical elegance" in this post's context. - Amorella
1437 hours. I find these fully
delightful thoughts Amorella, thank you.
Post. - Amorella
Later afternoon. You are at Kroger's on Mason-Montgomery Road
after running errands and having kids'
cups treat at Graeter's. - Amorella
1638 hours. I have never thought of
consciousness in terms of physics membrane strings before.
Let's go with vibrations rather than
membrane though both are still reduced to physical attributes. - Amorella
1642 hours. Even "strings are
really one-dimensional slices of a two-dimensional membrane vibrating in 11-dimensional
spacetime" is physics. How can we allude to it as metaphysics instead,
i.e. 'metaphysical vibrations'?
You are looking for a definition. Begin with
the dictionary, boy, as you would any foreign language. - Amorella
1646 hours. Good darkish humor . . .
English as a foreign language.
This is what you do as if you can't remember
what words mean. - Amorella
1648
hours. I forget nuances.
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metaphysical - adjective 1. based on abstract
(typically, excessively abstract) reasoning: an empiricist rather than a metaphysical view of law.• transcending physical
matter or the laws of nature across space and time.
vibration - noun 1. an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic
solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed, or of an electromagnetic wave.• (vibrations informal) a person's emotional state, the atmosphere
of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by
others.
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and heavily edited from the Oxford/American mac software
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You are home.
1720 hours. On metaphysical I don't
agree with the 'or' as "matter or the laws of nature. Metaphysics is a
part of the laws of higher nature in any case, like if you, the Amorella, are
one-dimensional and I am three/four dimensional we both presently share the same
time and space but are also one dimensional with no need of a two-dimensional
membrane vibrating in 11-dimensional spacetime. I'm just free framing a concept
here. You are in my emotional and intellectual state of my consciousness. We communicate this through writing so that I and others can read the unconsciousness imbedded
in my consciousness. (1733)
Take a break, my man. We'll run with this
later tonight or tomorrow. - Post.
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