Recent content by rosie

Isn't it obvious that the universe is one whole? Are you suggesting there is one quantum and one classical universe? If that is your statement, it is very wrong. In fairness, I did not see this as the proposed. As I read it, A4mula suggested that QM and CT sufficiently described two aspects...

If a Grand Unification Theory is possible, it will come. I think that going out of one's way to force it however is the wrong approach. When we start with a preconceived notion that physics has to fit into some greater scheme then we're doing it an injustice and limit our potential. Could it...

Andrew and Tiny tim. I've just read through this entire thread. You guys are very patient. I'm pleased to report that - though still hopelessly confused I think I'm getting some marginal clarity on this subject. Wow - is all I can say at the moment. The question is just so hugely complex.

Warren and Born2bwire. You are right. Feynman had nothing to do with the argument I've just looked it up. And indeed Feynman was born in 1918 - after the war. Apparently the Copenhagen Interpretation relates to the resolution of the wave/particle duality. Heisenberg was due to present his...

Warren, I'll get back on this. But just one thing - If you refer to what was written - I have only ever claimed that 'the flow of current has nothing to do with the flow of electrons'. This was a cheek - I know. But I did not want the thread to end on a note that I feel left the first...

Abject apologies. I've just expanded that article and see that I've pasted the entire thing. Blame my eyesight. It's what happens when I don't edit my contributions. So sorry. Do you want me to represent this? Probably not. Sorry for the erroneous and excesive pasting.

"The HUP is absolutely not the foundation of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is based on a number of postulates, none of which make any reference to the HUP. The HUP is actually a derivation from those postulates -- hardly "fundamental" at all." A famous meeting held in Copenhagen just...

Einstein wasn't the only one who tried to simplify. Niels Bhor is on record as saying that unless a theory, or hypothesis? not sure which - can be explained to a high school student - ie - in simple terms - then it probably wasn't a valid theory. I sympathise with your struggles seasnake. I...

I thought you'd done some work here. Anything easy to understand gets my vote. But that's because I'm hopeless at getting my mind around these rarified concepts. The sad part is that it's not from want of effort. I love puzzles - but cannot crack this one. Way above me. At the moment I'm...

Seasnake - here's my penny's worth. Einstein - the giant - could not reconcile gravity in a general theory of relativity. I am not sure how 'good' he was but I know that our astrophysicists are pretty amazing and they use Einstein's insights to get some really amazing facts about our universe...

Thanks Andrew. I'll go for it.

Tiny-tim - yet again. I stand corrected. These concepts are way beyond me. I need an elementary guide for the particularly stupid. I can't event get past the clock difference if I orbited Earth in synch with the Earth's orbit - no matter the distance. Maybe you can recommend some reading...

Sorry Warren. I don't suppose I should post two in one day - but there's another point. Let's say that we simply apply a battery in series with a load. The electrons all shift in one direction. Do they eventually spill out into the battery?

Wasn't that Einstein's discovery - that time had to be factored into a description of matter? Without it - descriptions are incomplete? That's why I liked Seasnake's description. It relates to fundamental changes to matter. "space and time are one thing. the spacetime continium. i would say...

Warren "By the way, you should attribute credit to whomever actually wrote your post #22". I'm actually flattered that you assume it was written by someone else. It was an experiment that I did to see if transients could be used to enhance efficiency. As you know these are 'thrown away' as...