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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.

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Question: Where can I find the ebook 'superstring' by Polchinski?

Jan 16, 2006 · Replies 2 · Jan 22, 2006

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Graduate What Happens to Mass and Energy as Objects Approach the Speed of Light?

Jan 16, 2006 · Replies 5 · Jan 22, 2006

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Graduate Garrett Lisi bid to join Std. Model w/ gravity

Nov 21, 2005 · Replies 43 · Jan 20, 2006

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Graduate Is Dark Matter Just Energy in Hidden Dimensions?

Jan 10, 2006 · Replies 3 · Jan 17, 2006

Replies: 3

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Undergrad Textbooks for Equations: Amazon Just Picked Up a Bunch

Jan 16, 2006 · Replies 2 · Jan 16, 2006

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Graduate Could CSL-1 Be Ruled Out as a Cosmic String?

Jan 13, 2006 · Replies 2 · Jan 13, 2006

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Graduate Progress to testable QG/M path integral

Jan 4, 2006 · Replies 4 · Jan 10, 2006

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Graduate Is Quantum Geometry the Zero Point Energy?

Dec 31, 2005 · Replies 56 · Jan 7, 2006

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Graduate Can the Universe Be Described as a Field?

Dec 13, 2005 · Replies 10 · Jan 6, 2006

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Graduate Brannen@yahoo.comWhat is the content of my first archive paper?

Dec 29, 2005 · Replies 5 · Jan 5, 2006

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Edge question for 2006 (Lee Smolin's answer)

Jan 2, 2006 · Replies 30 · Jan 5, 2006

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Graduate Why no supersymmetric partners?

Jan 3, 2006 · Replies 11 · Jan 5, 2006

Replies: 11

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Graduate What are the ten dimensions of string theory?

Jan 4, 2006 · Replies 6 · Jan 4, 2006

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Graduate Biran Greene @ The Edge: The Multiverse Hazard

Jan 4, 2006 · Replies 4 · Jan 4, 2006

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Graduate Distler's Latest: Quantum Gravity and the Continuum Limit

Jan 3, 2006 · Replies 1 · Jan 4, 2006

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Arxiv stats for 2005 are ready

Jan 2, 2006 · Replies 7 · Jan 3, 2006

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Bojowald now Assistant Professor at Penn State

Jan 2, 2006 · Replies 1 · Jan 2, 2006

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Graduate Interesting Paper On Quantum Gravity

Jan 1, 2006 · Replies 16 · Jan 1, 2006

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Graduate String Theory's & LQG's Successes

Dec 31, 2005 · Replies 19 · Jan 1, 2006

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Graduate Dynamic Topology and the Impact of Expanding Spacetime on Subsets and Dimensions

Dec 30, 2005 · Replies 12 · Dec 31, 2005

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Graduate Does String Theory Satisfy Einstein's Conditions for a Physical Theory?

Dec 27, 2005 · Replies 44 · Dec 31, 2005

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Graduate Gammaray bursts test QG? how and whether.

Dec 29, 2005 · Replies 2 · Dec 30, 2005

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Graduate New cosmology - dark energy unnecessary

Mar 24, 2005 · Replies 42 · Dec 29, 2005

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Graduate Max Tegmark, Lee Smolin-polite conversation at Peter's

Dec 18, 2005 · Replies 20 · Dec 28, 2005

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Graduate Physics cannot be based on the field concept

Dec 24, 2005 · Replies 5 · Dec 26, 2005

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Graduate Can Quantum Entanglement Reassign Causality Between Discrete Units of Space?

Dec 20, 2005 · Replies 7 · Dec 26, 2005

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Graduate Normal Mode ODEs: Uncovering the Mysteries

Dec 19, 2005 · Replies 7 · Dec 22, 2005

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Graduate What is the current scientific consensus on the shape of an electron?

Dec 11, 2005 · Replies 11 · Dec 21, 2005

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Graduate Alain Connes-views on quantum gravity

Dec 17, 2005 · Replies 1 · Dec 18, 2005

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Graduate Wilczek: Enlightenment, Knowledge, Ignorance, Temptation

Dec 14, 2005 · Replies 2 · Dec 17, 2005

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Graduate Unruh-ly radiation inside nucleons

Oct 11, 2005 · Replies 8 · Dec 16, 2005

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Kowalski Glikman Jerzy K-G: Someone to Watch

Dec 11, 2005 · Replies 1 · Dec 16, 2005

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Undergrad Showing that the inverse sqaure law is true.

Dec 15, 2005 · Replies 4 · Dec 16, 2005

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Graduate Can Spinfoam Quantum Gravity Naturally Incorporate Feynman Diagrams?

Dec 15, 2005 · Replies 1 · Dec 15, 2005

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Graduate In Search of GUS (God's Unit System)

Dec 14, 2005 · Replies 11 · Dec 15, 2005

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Graduate A Conspectus on Group Averaging

Dec 14, 2005 · Replies 0 · Dec 14, 2005

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Graduate Why Should Outlaws in Quantum Gravity Embrace Constructive Criticism?

Dec 12, 2005 · Replies 11 · Dec 14, 2005

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Graduate Can Variational Principles Explain All of Physics?

Dec 13, 2005 · Replies 8 · Dec 14, 2005

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Graduate String Theory: A Call for Innovative Approaches

Dec 9, 2005 · Replies 7 · Dec 12, 2005

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Graduate Is Noldus's Approach a Radical Redefinition of Quantum Mechanics?

Dec 11, 2005 · Replies 2 · Dec 11, 2005

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Graduate Wang: Towards Conformal Loop Quantum Gravity

Dec 7, 2005 · Replies 1 · Dec 7, 2005

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Graduate Problems with modern High Energy Theory?

Nov 21, 2005 · Replies 9 · Dec 6, 2005

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Graduate Hendryk Pfeiffer has a new preprint on arxiv

Apr 22, 2004 · Replies 42 · Dec 6, 2005

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Graduate Physicsweb:'t Hooft Witten Dowker Davies

Dec 5, 2005 · Replies 19 · Dec 6, 2005

Replies: 19

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Graduate Anyone want to explain a few things?

Nov 27, 2005 · Replies 12 · Dec 5, 2005

Replies: 12

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Graduate Are Preons the Key to Combining Gravity and Matter in Loop Quantum Gravity?

Nov 16, 2005 · Replies 20 · Dec 4, 2005

Replies: 20

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J D Christensen's Detailed Paper Discussed by Marcus: A Fascinating Read

Dec 2, 2005 · Replies 3 · Dec 3, 2005

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Flying cars from string theory ?

Dec 3, 2005 · Replies 2 · Dec 3, 2005

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Graduate 31 Dimensionless Constants-Wilczek, Tegmark, Aguirre, Rees

Nov 29, 2005 · Replies 9 · Dec 3, 2005

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Graduate QG '05 the other quantum gravity conference

Dec 1, 2005 · Replies 1 · Dec 1, 2005

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Undergrad Can Someone Really Visualize in the 4th Dimension?

Nov 27, 2005 · Replies 12 · Dec 1, 2005

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Graduate String Theory Gets Real-Sort Of /article in Science

Dec 4, 2004 · Replies 17 · Dec 1, 2005

Replies: 17

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Foundational Questions fq(x) Smolin and Wilcek on board

Oct 5, 2005 · Replies 8 · Nov 30, 2005

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Graduate Baez and Schreiber: Higher Gauge Theory

Nov 29, 2005 · Replies 2 · Nov 29, 2005

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Graduate Questions on Freidel's Group Field Theory (hep-th/050516)

Nov 27, 2005 · Replies 3 · Nov 27, 2005

Replies: 3

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Mixed States at somethingsimilar.com, web aggregate for physicists

Nov 22, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 26, 2005

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Graduate How Does Christine Dantas Explore Quantum Gravity Through Astrophysics?

Nov 24, 2005 · Replies 2 · Nov 26, 2005

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Graduate Eager to learn 3+1 decomposition

Nov 24, 2005 · Replies 5 · Nov 25, 2005

Replies: 5

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Graduate Wheeler-Dewitt equation and canonical quantum gravity

Nov 24, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 25, 2005

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Graduate Baez links Standard Model symmetries to Calabi-Yaus

Nov 8, 2005 · Replies 15 · Nov 23, 2005

Replies: 15

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Graduate Would forces act with the same symmetry in 4D as it does in 3D?

Nov 20, 2005 · Replies 12 · Nov 22, 2005

Replies: 12

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Graduate String Theory: peace in our time?

Nov 2, 2005 · Replies 47 · Nov 22, 2005

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Graduate Can Inflation and Compactification Shed Light on Dark Energy?

Nov 10, 2005 · Replies 3 · Nov 22, 2005

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Graduate The space of diff-invariant states

Nov 19, 2005 · Replies 4 · Nov 22, 2005

Replies: 4

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Graduate Any better reasons than this one for not believing in the landscape?

Nov 20, 2005 · Replies 11 · Nov 21, 2005

Replies: 11

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Graduate String Theory: Will it Always be a TOENAIL?

Nov 21, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 21, 2005

Replies: 1

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Is M-Theory Holding Up or Going Down the Drain?

Nov 9, 2005 · Replies 19 · Nov 21, 2005

Replies: 19

Views: 6K

Graduate What Happens to Straight Pieces of Cosmic String Compared to Loops?

Nov 21, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 21, 2005

Replies: 1

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What is the Connection Between String Theory and Stability?

Oct 19, 2005 · Replies 12 · Nov 20, 2005

Replies: 12

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Graduate How Standard Model numbers arise from LQG

Nov 12, 2005 · Replies 22 · Nov 17, 2005

Replies: 22

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Graduate Good introductory books for string theory?

Nov 16, 2005 · Replies 2 · Nov 17, 2005

Replies: 2

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Graduate Does this reduces experimental physics to theoretical physics?

Oct 22, 2005 · Replies 23 · Nov 15, 2005

Replies: 23

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Loops '05 recorded talks now available

Nov 10, 2005 · Replies 13 · Nov 15, 2005

Replies: 13

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Graduate Trying to make sence of m-theory

Nov 11, 2005 · Replies 4 · Nov 15, 2005

Replies: 4

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Graduate Are We Only Seeing the Tip of the Dimensional Iceberg?

Nov 13, 2005 · Replies 2 · Nov 14, 2005

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Graduate Smolin letter to a string believer

Aug 15, 2005 · Replies 22 · Nov 12, 2005

Replies: 22

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Graduate Patent 6,960,975: Antigravity machine

Nov 11, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 11, 2005

Replies: 1

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Graduate 11 dimensions proposed by string theory

Nov 9, 2005 · Replies 5 · Nov 11, 2005

Replies: 5

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Graduate Are Physical Laws Consistent Across Multidimensional Universes?

Nov 8, 2005 · Replies 8 · Nov 10, 2005

Replies: 8

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Graduate Michio Kaku and Multi-dimensional Beings

Nov 3, 2005 · Replies 11 · Nov 10, 2005

Replies: 11

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Graduate Jones gives quantum algorithm for Jones knot polynomial

Nov 9, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 9, 2005

Replies: 1

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Undergrad What are the fundamental physics equations?

Nov 7, 2005 · Replies 5 · Nov 8, 2005

Replies: 5

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Graduate Could a 4D Universe Achieve Stability Amidst Chaos?

Nov 5, 2005 · Replies 11 · Nov 8, 2005

Replies: 11

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Graduate Introductory explanation about dualities?

Nov 3, 2005 · Replies 7 · Nov 8, 2005

Replies: 7

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Graduate Are the Foundations of Physics Flawed or Just Limited?

Nov 7, 2005 · Replies 5 · Nov 7, 2005

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Graduate Steven Weinberg bets Andrei Linde's life, and one dog

Nov 3, 2005 · Replies 1 · Nov 5, 2005

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Graduate Atiyah's Quest for a New Basis of QM

Oct 26, 2005 · Replies 21 · Nov 5, 2005

Replies: 21

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Graduate Understanding Entropy in LQG: Evidence from Spin Network Systems

Nov 2, 2005 · Replies 5 · Nov 5, 2005

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Graduate Can String Theory Explain What Lies Beyond a Black Hole's Event Horizon?

Oct 20, 2005 · Replies 3 · Nov 2, 2005

Replies: 3

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Graduate Trees to Loops: Computing SUSY Yang-Mills Amplitudes

Oct 31, 2005 · Replies 4 · Nov 1, 2005

Replies: 4

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Gdaigle's notes on Nobel conference in Minnesota

Nov 1, 2005 · Replies 0 · Nov 1, 2005

Replies: 0

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Shtetl-optimized, an attractive blog

Oct 27, 2005 · Replies 8 · Oct 30, 2005

Replies: 8

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Graduate Standard Model particle spectrum from String Theory

Oct 20, 2005 · Replies 25 · Oct 29, 2005

Replies: 25

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Graduate Can't get Hamilton and Lagrangian stuff

Oct 24, 2005 · Replies 4 · Oct 28, 2005

Replies: 4

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Graduate Is Renate Loll's Approach to Quantum Gravity the Key to Unifying Physics?

Oct 21, 2005 · Replies 13 · Oct 28, 2005

Replies: 13

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Graduate How can Gravity have particles.

Aug 30, 2005 · Replies 57 · Oct 28, 2005

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Graduate Questions About String Theory: Get Answers Here

Sep 17, 2005 · Replies 55 · Oct 22, 2005

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Replies: 55

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Watch Loops05 Talks Online - No Need to Wait

Oct 6, 2005 · Replies 30 · Oct 20, 2005

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Replies: 30

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Graduate What Are Voronov's Key Contributions to Operads?

Oct 18, 2005 · Replies 2 · Oct 19, 2005

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High School Find a Loophole Around Laws: Is It Possible?

Oct 13, 2005 · Replies 3 · Oct 13, 2005

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Theoretical Physics

Welcome to the Theoretical Physics forum!

Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that focuses on developing mathematical models and theoretical frameworks to explain and predict physical phenomena. Theoretical physicists strive to understand the fundamental principles that govern the universe, often delving into realms beyond immediate experimental observation.

This field involves the creation of mathematical equations and conceptual frameworks, exploring topics such as quantum mechanics, general relativity, and particle physics.

Theoretical physicists contribute to our understanding of the universe at both the smallest and largest scales, seeking to formulate elegant and comprehensive theories that describe the underlying principles of the cosmos, even if some aspects remain challenging to verify experimentally.

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