String Theory and M Theory, Physics, Quantum Theory, and Learnable Science

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  1. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Each of these lets you explore the math behind quantum mechanics and string theory without the gatekeeping. Want help picking one based on how abstract, visual, or hands-on you’d like it to be?
     
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  2. Echtwelniet

    Echtwelniet Senior Member

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    Human brain(hive mentality/planet) vs Humanity(personality/place you are born/culture/timeline/ect)

    Does not compute...............we are borg?

    Ps. i suck at math.:D

    Mzzls
     
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  3. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member Lifetime Supporter

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    I realized I have the concept wrong. While I was reading about alternate universes, I realized that in physics, "dimensions" doesn't mean "alternate dimensions".

    When we talk about other dimensions in physics, we are talking about measurement in other ways, and not what the article here says: other universes; (the other 'dimensions' are perhaps similar to the measurable first 4, spatial dimensions: length, height, and width, and the other measurable thing which is time, though it does not measure space.



    AI:

    In theoretical physics, especially in fields like string theory, we aren't saying that curled shapes or small sizes make things *exist* differently—rather, these are **mathematical frameworks** that alter how we describe and measure physical reality.

    Here’s the nuance:
    - A Calabi–Yau manifold or any “curled-up” geometry isn’t some alternate place—it’s a **geometric model** that reflects possible values or configurations of physical fields.
    - What we perceive as particles or forces can emerge from the **mathematical structure** of these dimensions. For example, a string vibrating in a certain way due to the geometry could manifest as an electron.

    So, what changes?
    It’s not the existence of an object—but how we *measure* and *characterize* it:
    The extra dimensions allow additional components in equations that shape the behavior of particles and interactions.
    - These aren't visible in the everyday sense, but they **influence observable outcomes**, like mass, charge, and coupling constants.
     
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    String theory is named such because of a one dimension phenomena.
     
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  5. wilsjane

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    Since none of us (as far as I know) have personal experience outside 3 dimensions plus time. If we take away the metaphors, we are left with nothing.
    Or looked at all this another way, are we the metaphors who could possibly understand the true meaning of infinity.

    To travel through space for any distance, I see the only possibility as us having an existence as a hologram with only the mass of photons.
    I developed these thoughts after discussions with commercial pilots about UFO's flying alongside. If these entities had mass, as they departed at what has often been described as the speed of light, the wake turbulence would cause the aircraft to drop out of the sky. Also, no sonic boom. ???
     
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