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floofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Ask Ethan: Could "positive geometry" unlock the theory of everything?

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Ask Ethan: Could "positive geometry" unlock the theory of everything?

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago
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Since even before Einstein, physicists have sought a theory of everything to explain the Universe. Can positive geometry lead us there?
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    Spoiler: No. The “theory of everything” is a physics grift like “AI” is a computer science grift.

    • Generally: There Is No Theory of Everything - A Physics Perspective on Emergence
    • On a prior “theory of everything”: There is No “Theory of Everything” - Inside E8
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      Well, the phrase “theory of everything” isn’t helpful, but it’s not really the content of the current article apart from the headline. Most of the article is about how a particular geometrical technique greatly simplifies many physical calculations within the Standard Model, and could help lead to greater unification of physical theory. It’s a pretty sober article really and not the usual excitable stuff.

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