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The forum discussion centers on an article by Roger Highfield in the Telegraph, highlighting the work of physicist Garrett Lisi and his unification model based on E8 symmetry. Lee Smolin from the Perimeter Institute praises Lisi's theory as "fabulous" and one of the most compelling unification models in years. David Ritz Finkelstein from Georgia Tech notes the profound implications of Lisi's work. The discussion references Lisi's recent paper, seminar talk, and various multimedia resources that illustrate his theory.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml

article is by Roger Highfield, science editor at the Telegraph

interesting article. some quotes from Lee Smolin. snapshots.
pretty nice as such things go.

==sample quote==
Lee Smolin at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, describes Lisi's work as "fabulous". "It is one of the most compelling unification models I've seen in many, many years," he says.

"Although he cultivates a bit of a surfer-guy image its clear he has put enormous effort and time into working the complexities of this structure out over several years," Prof Smolin tells The Telegraph.

"Some incredibly beautiful stuff falls out of Lisi's theory," adds David Ritz Finkelstein at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. "This must be more than coincidence and he really is touching on something profound."

==endquote==
 
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the paper that is the source of all the excitement recently appeared 6 November
http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0770
it was followed by a seminar talk yesterday 13 November posted at the ILQGS site:
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/

a movie of the known particle and force fields in their E8 formation, rotating slowly so you can see the formation from different angles, is here
http://deferentialgeometry.org/anim/e8rotation.mov

the seminar talk slides PDF at ILQGS:
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/lisi111307_2.pdf
Here is the direct link to the seminar audio in MP3 format
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/lisi111307.mp3
A less complete audio file in wav format, in case the other doesn't work on your computer.
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/lisi111307.wav

a transcript of the 13 November ILQGS seminar talk is available either at G.L. website or here at PF
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1503732#post1503732

the New Scientist also has a G.L. story, dated 17 November, but only the first two paragraphs are free
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626303.900
the rest is subscribe or payperview.
 
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