Recent content by Mr. Tambourine Man

Ok...thanx guys:cool:

Is this some kind of puzzle or riddle? Well... It looks Sanskrit to me.

In my humble opinion, to ask about the existence of something simply means to ask whether or not the item in question is in some empirical relation to all other things. I don't think existence is an ontological concept. I think it is merely a pragmatic concept. But because the universe is all...

A stupid error on my part. Btw, someone mentioned moving this thread (and my other QM thread) to the philosophy section. Mods: would you mind doing that for me? I am definitely not a mathematician (I consider myself more of a philosopher), so if you could bear with my stupidity and play...

I have devised a thought experiment to test the Copenhagen interpretation. Let's say we have an elementary particle which has a 50% probability of emitting an alpha particle in an hour. We have a measuring device which is allowed one hour to measure whether or not an alpha particle is...

Because it's fun. Well...I won't REALLY have a PhD. Just the knowledge level of one. But to answer your question: Know more about the universe and perhaps, with a little luck, discover a great theory. A LOT. Definitely. Thanx.

I want to know more about physics. In fact, I want to possesses a physics Ph.D's erudition. The truth is, I blew it in my younger years...academically speaking. Given my financial and academic situation it is basically impossible for me ever to get back into college (unless I stretch it out...

OK, I'll admit...I am only a beginner, if even. I understand why time and length are effected by speed. But I've never understood why mass increases. Would someone kindly show me how and why mass increases the faster an object goes (using mathematical language understandable by someone who...

OK, thanx. btw, how did you add that "square root" symbol?

I hope no one has posted this question before as it seems to be a pretty obvious question. Let's take a hypothetical element which has an 85% chance of emitting an alpha particle in one hour. Now, unless I'm wrong, I believe that Everett's many-worlds interpretation says that a measurement...

It is well-known that Euclidean geometry does not hold in a gravitational field. Because of equivalence, an entity in circular motion is effectively the same as an entity in a gravitational field. Now because length shortens in the direction of motion in accordance with special relativity...

The reason why I ask is that Joseph Campbell posed a paradox which intrigued me in his book "Oriental Mythology". It goes something like this: Take a straight line of , say, 2 units long. Now draw a perfect sine wave over that line such that one phase (one crest, one trough) is covered over...

Forgive me for my ignorance on these matters. I know almost nothing about math or physics. My only knowledge on such things is what I have been able to grain from Popular Science/Math books. I have never even graduated from college. But please allow me to post a question. Although I want...