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Loren Booda
May16-03, 11:30 PM
Occam's razor may be stated: "No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary."

My corollary: "The overall physical system is such that maximizes interactions."

eNtRopY
May16-03, 11:35 PM
Originally posted by Loren Booda
My corollary: "The overall physical system is such that maximizes interactions."

I don't know lbooda.... I mean the Principle of Least Action tells us that the interactions of a physical system should be minimized.

eNtRopY

drag
May17-03, 06:56 AM
Originally posted by Loren Booda
My corollary: "The overall physical system is
such that maximizes interactions."
Why ?

Alexander
May17-03, 08:22 AM
Originally posted by Loren Booda
Occam's razor may be stated: "No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary."



Why such a pessimistic note? Did some complicated pet theory fail to deliver?

drag
May17-03, 11:38 AM
I think something bad happened to Alexander
today according to his responses. Or maybe
he's just a bit drunk or something...[:D]

Alexander
May17-03, 11:53 AM
Not yet.

That is why.[:D]

Loren Booda
May17-03, 03:29 PM
drag - eNtRopY may be correct, but I did mean the entire physical system rather than a simple closed path, and the number of interactions rather than the total action.

Alexander, you caught me with my weak assumptions trying to emulate Einstein's success. Didn't he have a lot of "pet" theories, at least a lot of girlfriend interactions, thus a lot of young Einsteins?

I'd be interested to see yall's best pet theories.