Undering the heading of Quantum Gravity I came across some information that I think speaks to the understanding of how we might look at measuring the information released from Gamma Ray Bursts.
Now what is interesting here is the relationship we had once talked about between Smolin and
Joao Magueijo. I know that Joao has recieved some very hard criticisms because of the principals of VSL, but what is interesting I will point out shortly.
So now to the issue here of Quantum Gravity.
One of the foundation prinicpals that I found in regards to dimension, was a way in which to interpret features in regards to this idea. So we have this graviton as a representative, and what effects do we look for? So the question is,
can a graviton slow a passing photon?
Of course at this point the question about classical discriptions affecting Quantum orientations come to light, and the insistence I have made along these lines of spin orientation. As a laymen then I have to wonder how such a classical discription of General Relativity, can ask us to look in this direction?
So what is postulated, and it becomes somewhat of a shocker.
Why the introduction of VSL approaches as an affront as it might seem to respecting physicist's, in relation too,
constancy of speed of light, can how we can take this subject seriously?
Well to set it straight, the idea of photon discription is taken seriously and we will know in the near future of 2006, whether Glast will performs it job?
Now my interest here is how we might apply some model of quantum geometry to a truly predictable avenue of exploration, and we have seen such experiments spoken to in the nature of LIGO, derived from ideas of the supernova and Kip thorne about those distances? Does anyone see a relationship?
So in LQG is there a testable hypothesis in regards to what is discrete and in strings, what is continous? I think this question is raised here in the Glast experiment?
Although I am having difficulting understanding how, if the graviton is raised from the effects of GR, how the heck did Witten made this advance?
So the insight here in regards to the ideas of continuity and discreteness all of a sudden raise questions about how photon can move over those great distances and not "slight" speed of light constancies?
More on this as I look at it, and I hope some will respond here. Three Sol responses in a row and I think this thread has run it's course?