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Hi "Demystifier", I connect the dots... You are right that it is not clear unquantization works if the mean field approximation cannot be used. I don't think I used the word thermodynamic equilibrium. This is what I alluded to in my elaboration at the end of the paper that to understand...

Hi atyy, It's not emergent quantum mechanics in the sense that quantization does not emerge from a fundamentally classical theory. It is instead a modification of the quantization procedure so that there are two phases: one which is classical and one which is quantized in the normal way. The...

Hi Marcus, I have great sympathy for 't Hooft's conviction that nature is deterministic, though this isn't what I aimed at with this paper. I write about a possible test in an earlier paper (1105.4326), but really has nothing to do with this one. Also note that in what I suggest the theory is...

alpha is an operator valued field, not c-valued. If you are working in a mean field approximation you replace it with the expectation value at the minimum of the potential. Temperature changes the position of the minimum. If you can't make a mean field approximation things are more complicated...

Hi Marcus, I'm so flattered by your words I made the effort digging out my PF password :blushing: I always feel guilty I'm not contributing more over here, but it's like I don't seem to ever find enough time, sorry about that. Just some words: No, my notes were not online before, you...

Thanks Hi Marcus, Thanks for the link. I am presently about to somewhat un-clutter my life, so maybe there is hope I will have some time left hanging around at PF at some point. The essence of the workshop is essentially what was the point of my talk in Morelia, namely that I think we should...

Hi Marcus, Thanks for the link :smile: Yeah, Garrett's suggestion to make it an interview instead deserves a Nobel prize. I'm hoping to re-animate the inspiration series maybe in interview-style. I didn't like putting deadlines for contributions, so some people who agreed to write something...

Reg PRL, coincidentally I just found this Top Ten Most-Cited Journals (All Fields), 1996-2006 http://www.in-cites.com/research/2006/november_20_2006-1.html

Dear Marcus, Our comments above must have crossed, I hadn't read yours when I wrote mine. Some clarifications: A) Yes I say DSR does not necessarily have a modified dispersion relation, but I've said that before (repeatedly, see e.g. http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0510245 or...

where is my mind As you are aware, there is a reason they call the frontiers of science 'the cutting edge'. It cuts you in or out of the mix. I think you are more right than wrong, but the scales of evidence fall upon your shoulders. Are you up to that task [pushing you a bit closer to the...

thanx ... there went another comment and vanished in virtual nirwana... 2nd try... Hi Marcus, thanks for mentioning my paper. I am kind of sorry for not having been around here more often, but I've been pretty stressed out. Yes, for me the paper is definitely a step forward. What is funny...

huh? Einstein's field equations imply energy conservation. If the total energy is not conserved, the field equations are not valid. I think you are forgetting the pressure of the components. the energy of the inflaton later goes into that of the 'usual' matter (reheating), so the energy of the...

huh? Einstein's field equations imply energy conservation. If the total energy is not conserved, the field equations are not valid. I think you are forgetting the pressure of the components. the energy of the inflaton later goes into that of the 'usual' matter (reheating), so the energy of the...

total energy? Hi there, found this old thread while googling for cns... Have a very simple question. Let's assume that creation of universes through black holes somehow works, and that while doing so the parameters of the (cosm)SM change a little bit each time. What happens to the total...

Hi Folks, thanks so much for the nice wishes :-) I have kind of a bad conscience for not having been around much lately in PF... it's been a crazy time, but I hope it's getting better after my move to Canada. I really like the forum, keep up with the good work. Take Care, B.