Is the MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory Viable in Modern Physics?

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The discussion revolves around the viability of the MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory in modern physics, with participants sharing their own past theories and experiences in developing ideas that were later abandoned. The scope includes theoretical exploration and personal reflections on the evolution of scientific thought.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant presents the MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory, outlining its tenets regarding fundamental electric and magnetic charges, and expresses skepticism about its viability after learning about the Pauli exclusion principle.
  • Another participant shares their attempt to formulate a theory of gravity based on Maxwell's equations, which was abandoned in favor of general relativity, suggesting a recognition of the limitations of their initial approach.
  • A third participant reflects on a past theory involving the ordering of fermions, noting the challenge of preventing an infinite number of generations, which led to its abandonment.
  • This participant also recalls discussions about cellular automata and the difficulties in approaching a continuum limit, indicating a broader theme of the challenges faced in theoretical development.
  • There is a shared sentiment among participants about the importance of maintaining curiosity and documenting ideas, even if they do not lead to viable theories.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the viability of the MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory, and multiple competing views regarding the development and abandonment of personal theories are expressed.

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Participants express uncertainty about the validity of their past theories and the challenges they faced in their development, highlighting the dependence on evolving understanding in physics.

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This discussion may be of interest to students and enthusiasts of physics, particularly those exploring theoretical ideas and the evolution of scientific thought.

Ben-CS
Here is a horribly misguided theory from my youth. I polished it up a bit and gave it a name. If anyone wants this theory, they can have it.

MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory

Tenets:
  1. The fundamental electric and magnetic charges are 1/6 of the elementary electric and magnetic charges.
  2. Particles are composed of multiple pairs of fundamental electric and magnetic charges.
  3. Fermions consist of an odd number of pairs of fundamental charges.
  4. Bosons consist of an even number of pairs of fundamental charges.
  5. Leptons are composed of electric fundamental charges only.
  6. Quarks are composed of both electric and magnetic fundamental charges.
    [/list=1] This theory pretty much died when I learned about the Pauli exclusion principle. Would anyone care to revive the old fossil?



    Does anybody else have any give-away wacky theories that they came up with but abandoned in light of actual physics?
 
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I once tried to write down a theory for gravity based on Maxwell's equations. Simply write down the equations plug in the gravitational field for the electric field and invent a new field to replace the magnetic field.

Anyway, then i learned something about general relativity and found that it was a far better approach...
 
As a first year student of physics, time ago, I had also written in my notebook a kind of technicolor theory, ordering fermions in a plane according charge and generation number. I never got to see how to prevent an infinite number of generations. So I guess I abandoned it soon.

Next year (1987, for the record), some companions and myself discussed about cellular automana, but we were unable to understand how to approach a continuum limit in a sensible way. So it become forgotten too. I remember I told of our ideas to a senior teacher, who suggested me to keep a notebook "because when you are young you have ideas but you haven't got the technique, while when you are elder you have the technique but you do not gat any new idea".

I kept the notebook and while all the notes there are unuseful, it brought a second-order benefit: It helps to keep momentum, this is, you keep getting couriosity (and some ideas!) even as you grow older :)
 
Originally posted by Ben-CS
Here is a horribly misguided theory from my youth. I polished it up a bit and gave it a name. If anyone wants this theory, they can have it.

MicroElectroMagnetoValence Theory

What was wrong with "Charge Schematics"?
 

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