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Frank Hellmann

May20-04, 03:47 PM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>While browsing QFT books I came across this:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books\n\nA Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle\nStandard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &\na New Paradigm\n\nAt first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all\npublished a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared\nabout it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r\n(seeing it debunked most likely), so what\'s up with this? The list of\nclaimed achievements is impressive indeed:\n\n* Unification of QED, Weak Interactions, Strong Interactions and\nQuantum Gravity.\n\n* Finite - No divergences.\n\n* Finite also with massive vector bosons: No need for Higgs mechanism.\n\n* Low Energy Limit: Approximates Standard Model (and QED) to arbitrary\naccuracy.\n\n* Suggests possible doubly charged dilepton resonances.\n\n* Large Distance limit of Quantum Gravity: Newtonian gravitational\npotential.\n\n* No ultra-microscopic Black Holes.\n\n* A New form of hidden dimensions: Quantum Dimensions.\n\n* A New form of interaction: Dimensional Interactions.\n\n* A New paradigm (type of problem) for the Calculus of Variations.\n\n\nSo what are the general opinions on this work? Is it known at all?\nWorth knowing?\n\ncheers,\nFrank Hellmann\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>While browsing QFT books I came across this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books

A Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle
Standard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &
a New Paradigm

At first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all
published a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared
about it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r
(seeing it debunked most likely), so what's up with this? The list of
claimed achievements is impressive indeed:

* Unification of QED, Weak Interactions, Strong Interactions and
Quantum Gravity.

* Finite - No divergences.

* Finite also with massive vector bosons: No need for Higgs mechanism.

* Low Energy Limit: Approximates Standard Model (and QED) to arbitrary
accuracy.

* Suggests possible doubly charged dilepton resonances.

* Large Distance limit of Quantum Gravity: Newtonian gravitational
potential.

* No ultra-microscopic Black Holes.

* A New form of hidden dimensions: Quantum Dimensions.

* A New form of interaction: Dimensional Interactions.

* A New paradigm (type of problem) for the Calculus of Variations.

So what are the general opinions on this work? Is it known at all?
Worth knowing?

cheers,
Frank Hellmann

Arnold Neumaier

May21-04, 05:11 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>\nFrank Hellmann wrote:\n> While browsing QFT books I came across this:\n> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books\n>\n> A Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle\n> Standard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &\n> a New Paradigm\n>\n> At first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all\n> published a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared\n> about it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r\n> (seeing it debunked most likely), so what\'s up with this? The list of\n> claimed achievements is impressive indeed:\n\nThe author also wrote a book about\n\n\'Cosmos and Consciousness: Quantum Computers, Superstrings, Mysticism,\nC++ Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind-Body Problem, Aliens, Linguistics\nand Turing Machines\'\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0759602085/qid=1085133880/sr=12-3/104-3905386-1141530?v=glance&s=books\n\nThis should put the claims in perspective.\n\n\nArnold Neumaier\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Frank Hellmann wrote:
> While browsing QFT books I came across this:
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books
>
> A Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle
> Standard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &
> a New Paradigm
>
> At first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all
> published a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared
> about it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r
> (seeing it debunked most likely), so what's up with this? The list of
> claimed achievements is impressive indeed:

The author also wrote a book about

'Cosmos and Consciousness: Quantum Computers, Superstrings, Mysticism,
C++ Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind-Body Problem, Aliens, Linguistics
and Turing Machines'

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0759602085/qid=1085133880/sr=12-3/104-3905386-1141530?v=glance&s=books

This should put the claims in perspective.

Arnold Neumaier

Ulmo

May22-04, 04:50 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Arnold Neumaier <Arnold.Neumaier@univie.ac.at> wrote in message news:<40ADD4DB.3050705@univie.ac.at>...\n> Frank Hellmann wrote:\n> > While browsing QFT books I came across this:\n> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books\n> >\n> > A Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle\n> > Standard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &\n> > a New Paradigm\n> >\n> > At first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all\n> > published a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared\n> > about it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r\n> > (seeing it debunked most likely), so what\'s up with this? The list of\n> > claimed achievements is impressive indeed:\n>\n> The author also wrote a book about\n>\n> \'Cosmos and Consciousness: Quantum Computers, Superstrings, Mysticism,\n> C++ Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind-Body Problem, Aliens, Linguistics\n> and Turing Machines\'\n>\n> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0759602085/qid=1085133880/sr=12-3/104-3905386-1141530?v=glance&s=books\n>\n> This should put the claims in perspective.\n>\n>\n> Arnold Neumaier\n\n\nThe real question is why Amazon lists this New Age crackpot nonsense\namong its books on quantum field theory. Perhaps we should complain to\nAmazon.\n\nDavid\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Arnold Neumaier <Arnold.Neumaier@univie.ac.at> wrote in message news:<40ADD4DB.3050705@univie.ac.at>...
> Frank Hellmann wrote:
> > While browsing QFT books I came across this:
> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972079599/ref=ase_categoricalgeome/102-5340340-9428936?v=glance&s=books
> >
> > A Finite Unified Quantum Field Theory of the Elementary Particle
> > Standard Model and Quantum Gravity: Based on New Quantum Dimensions &
> > a New Paradigm
> >
> > At first glance it sounds quite unreasonable, the book was after all
> > published a year ago and if the claims stood true I might have heared
> > about it or have found a reference to it in the archives of s.p.r
> > (seeing it debunked most likely), so what's up with this? The list of
> > claimed achievements is impressive indeed:
>
> The author also wrote a book about
>
> 'Cosmos and Consciousness: Quantum Computers, Superstrings, Mysticism,
> C++ Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind-Body Problem, Aliens, Linguistics
> and Turing Machines'
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0759602085/qid=1085133880/sr=12-3/104-3905386-1141530?v=glance&s=books
>
> This should put the claims in perspective.
>
>
> Arnold Neumaier

The real question is why Amazon lists this New Age crackpot nonsense
among its books on quantum field theory. Perhaps we should complain to
Amazon.

David