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Join expert and advanced topics on beyond the standard model of physics. This includes professionally researched theories like strings, branes, and LQG. Mainstream physics only.
Is the distance between earth and sun too increaisng?
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Can a photon have a rest mass despite being massless?
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Why is the event horizon of a black hole considered a 2-dimensional entity?
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M Theory & Quantum Mechanics vs. SETI
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Quantum theory of fluctuating space?
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Clear concise Loop survey as of January 2012
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Particles actually being strings?
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Constraints for New Fundamental Force
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Super String Equation: Solve the Mystery
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Imaginary Time in Spin Foams: How is it Utilized in Quantum Gravity Theories?
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Different universes with different laws
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Paul Davies says string theory is patently false
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How Do Hubble Radius and Spatial Radius Differ in Cosmology?
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On the arbitrary idea of some String Theorists that some dimensions are small .
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How to build supersymmetry lagrangians
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Relations between ANY TWO of LQG, TQFT, CFT wanted
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Why does M-theory fit so well and why is it not just arbitary?
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Importance of prime numbers in strings
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Analogy for the interconectedness of everything
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How many hours does it take to get the basic gist of string theory
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Constraint Algebra & Gupta-Bleuler in LQG & SF Models | W. Wieland
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How do Holonomies in Gauge Theory Compare to Ordinary Loops?
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Our picks for fourth quarter 2011 MIP (most important QG paper)
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Pedagogical introduction to N=2 SUSY
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How many strings in a drop of water
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QM, GR Unification from a Third Theory
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Building SM Matter from Discrete Quantum Geometry
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Need help with Theories of Everything in 21st century
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In string theory, what physically causes the small strings to vibrate?
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Why Are There No Neutral Quarks in Particle Physics?
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Elementary particles of universe
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What is a String Mass-Shell? and what does it do?
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What is a move? (with neutrinos in mind )
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Quantum Based Explanations For Consciousness
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QFT with respect to general relativity
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Coleman-Weinberg formula and one-loop processes in string formalism
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Broken law of radiactive decay and broken law of FTL
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Is Louis Crane's New Paper on Neutrino Models and Symmetry a Visionary Work?
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Is there a way to get published new ideas about our universe on this
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How well accepted is M-Theory?
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David Bohm's holographic paradigm of the cosmos
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Is the vector superfield in superspace a physical degree of freedom?
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FQXi Lectures: Setting Time Aright
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A Very Good Resource on Dark Energy
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Graph representation of particles
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Planck Scale Physics and Quantum Gravity
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Gravity as space-time curvature and the need to unify it with quantum mechanics
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Basic Rundown on Current Quantum Gravity Research
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Which Papers Will Shape Future Quantum Gravity Research?
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Understanding SO(10) GUT Representations
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Beyond the Standard Model (where *are* we going?)
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What Are Branes in String Theory?
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Can someone tell me why this doesn't make sense?
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[Holography] Global symmetry in boundary corresponds to gauge symmetry in bulk?
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Dimensions of five-dimensional Newton's constant
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Circumnavigating the Universe and 3D 'Branes
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What is 3rd quantization and what can be learned from it?
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Universe with only e+ , e- , photons, and gravitation?
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What is the spin-2 particle explanation for strong gravity?
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Higgs rumors prior to CERN seminar
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Heim theory - Recent development + Opinion
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Quantum Spacetime Points & General Covariance
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Any experts in using SOFTSUSY (the tool) here?
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What exactly is the relation between LQG and the Friedmann equation?
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Reconstruction of Quantum Theory by Lucien Hardy
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Is the Bulk a 12-Dimensional Manifold Housing Parallel Universes?
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Why Are Extra Dimensions Beyond 3D Incomprehensible in Our 3D World?
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Can string theory predict faster than light neutrinos ?
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Casual Dynamical Triangulation
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Discussing Section 8 of Marcolli's Paper: Spin Foams with Matter
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What Differentiates Wave Functions and Spacetime in Quantum Gravity?
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Is AAAD QED Considered Mainstream Physics or Beyond?
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What are strings with endpoint boundary conditions NN, DD, ND and DN?
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What Are the Implications of 4D Space on Physics and Reality?
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Could bosonic strings be a kind of projective space of m-theory?
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Can loop quantum gravity tell us something about the phenomena of the neutrinos?
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2 questions. 1 on Field theory, the other on Ads/CFT.
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Penrose's original spin networks and 3-space
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What exactly is loop quantum gravity?
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Is it possible to turn vacuum energy into heat
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How Can Gravity Provide an Endless Supply of Energy?
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Tau sneutrino as tachyonic Higgs
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Where are the missing dimensions?
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Is Universe Oscillatory or Cyclical?
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Can String Theory Be Tested Through Vibrations in a Vacuum?
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Understanding D0-branes and Kappa-Symmetry
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Prospects of spin foam formalism in loop quantum gravity [Alexandrov, Roche]
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Are extra-dimensions a possible explanation for electroweak symmetry breaking?
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Looking for a Course in Loop Quantum Gravity
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What's happening with Loop? (new potential challenges)
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Up-tunneling is Impossible for Minkowski, DeSitter, or Anti-de Sitter
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Is the Quest for a Theory of Everything Getting Out of Hand?
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How to tough to publish string theory topics?
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Prospects of the canonical formalism in loop quantum gravity [Alexandrov, Roche]
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What is the significance of scale-invariance in asymptotic safety theories?
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Why don't they count as physical explanations?
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Can Lorentz Symmetry be Emergent?
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Confused about String Mass Calculation in R & NS Sectors?
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Question about concepts of distance
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How are intertwinners related to conservation laws?
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