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Mark Batten-Carew
I've always loved physics, since my first science fiction novel in 1971. I won a scholarship to do a Math-Physics double honours program at University of Waterloo in 1977, but was immediately seduced into computer science by the promise of being paid big bucks to play with computers all day.
But I never lost my love of particle physics, tracking the field with a perpetual subscription to Scientific American. What always bothered me was how complicated particle physics is. Something didn't seem right.
In the mid-70s, I heard about a theory of physics that proposed two fundamental particles. When I went looking for it 30 years later, I couldn't find it but I did come across Quantum-Geometry Dynamics (QGD) recently developed by theoretical physicist Daniel Burnstein (see QuantumGeometryDynamics.com). An excellent summary is found here: https://www.quantumgeometrydynamics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/An-Axiomatic-Approach-to-Physics-new-draft.pdf
QGD was developed when Burnstein pondered "What if infinity never occurs in nature?" In that case space and matter/energy must be fundamentally discrete. That is, there must be a smallest particle of space (like pixels on a monitor) and a smallest particle of matter/energy. From there he built up an entire theory of physics, just to see where it would go, and it has been spectacularly successful at resolving all the known conundrums of modern physics: dark energy, dark matter, reconciling Quantum Mechanics with Relativity, merging all known forces, etc. And it makes unique predictions differentiating it from the Standard Model, which are easily tested. For example, QGD can accurately predict future positions in an n-body problem which cannot be done with modern physics. Also, because it is discrete, it is solely based on integer math, making it much more accessible. As you can tell, I am a huge fan of QGD.
Besides Physics Reform, my other interests include Economic Reform (replace fractional reserve lending with public banks and cryptocurrencies), Electoral Reform (move to Proportional Representation), and Environmental Reform (make clean air, water, and land a basic human right).
I look forward to discussing physics with everyone.
But I never lost my love of particle physics, tracking the field with a perpetual subscription to Scientific American. What always bothered me was how complicated particle physics is. Something didn't seem right.
In the mid-70s, I heard about a theory of physics that proposed two fundamental particles. When I went looking for it 30 years later, I couldn't find it but I did come across Quantum-Geometry Dynamics (QGD) recently developed by theoretical physicist Daniel Burnstein (see QuantumGeometryDynamics.com). An excellent summary is found here: https://www.quantumgeometrydynamics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/An-Axiomatic-Approach-to-Physics-new-draft.pdf
QGD was developed when Burnstein pondered "What if infinity never occurs in nature?" In that case space and matter/energy must be fundamentally discrete. That is, there must be a smallest particle of space (like pixels on a monitor) and a smallest particle of matter/energy. From there he built up an entire theory of physics, just to see where it would go, and it has been spectacularly successful at resolving all the known conundrums of modern physics: dark energy, dark matter, reconciling Quantum Mechanics with Relativity, merging all known forces, etc. And it makes unique predictions differentiating it from the Standard Model, which are easily tested. For example, QGD can accurately predict future positions in an n-body problem which cannot be done with modern physics. Also, because it is discrete, it is solely based on integer math, making it much more accessible. As you can tell, I am a huge fan of QGD.
Besides Physics Reform, my other interests include Economic Reform (replace fractional reserve lending with public banks and cryptocurrencies), Electoral Reform (move to Proportional Representation), and Environmental Reform (make clean air, water, and land a basic human right).
I look forward to discussing physics with everyone.
