Feb 23, 2017 03:09 AM
New Research Could Rewrite Physics From the Ground Up
https://futurism.com/new-model-on-fundam...istencies/
EXCERPT: A team of four researchers came together to propose the addition of six novel particles to tackle five enduring issues within the current Standard Model Theory. If their proposal is proven and accepted, it could help explain physics mysteries like why there is more matter than antimatter and what is dark mater?
Painting a QBist Picture of Reality: A radical interpretation of physics makes quantum theory more personal
http://fqxi.org/community/articles/display/218
EXCERPT: No, says Christopher Fuchs with the weary irritation of someone who has heard the accusation once too often, he is not a solipsist—someone who thinks the world is only a figment of his imagination. As a quantum physicist, he definitely believes that there is an external reality that can be described by science. It’s just that in his view, reality comes with a caveat: "There is more to it than can fit in any single description. What is left out of the pre-quantum view are our individual private contributions to reality."
It is this unorthodox philosophy of "participatory realism" that has led Fuchs, now at the University of Massachusetts Boston, to develop QBism: a radical interpretation of quantum theory that brings the role of the observer to center stage. Working mainly in collaboration with physicist Ruediger Schack at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, Fuchs challenges the near-universal assumption among scientists that we can aspire to an overarching ’God’s eye view’ of how nature operates.
"Participatory realism says that no, there is no God’s eye view; the universe is too unwritten for that," says Fuchs.
Unorthodox or not, however, Fuchs’ participatory realism approach has already led to new practical insights in quantum cryptography—the field that exploits quantum features to securely transmit data. Now, along with philosopher Christopher Timpson, of Oxford University, UK, and with the aid of an FQXi grant of almost $141,000, Fuchs will investigate how QBism stacks up against rival quantum interpretations....
Some Science Is Best Left Theoretical: Experiments That This Scientist Won't Touch
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/0...ont-touch/
EXCERPT: I dropped organic chemistry as soon as I could. The experiments all seemed variations on “A vaguely white substance was added to another vaguely white substance; after twelve hours, a small amount of white substance was produced”. This was a huge mistake, and one that I might have avoided if I could have read Derek Lowe’s posts to Science Translational Medicine. Together, these occasional entries make up the most entertaining and terrifying science-related blog on the internet. The collection is called “Things I Won’t Work With” and is a hair-raising categorization of substances that Dr. Lowe in particular refuses to go anywhere near. He has curated a horrific collection of nasty poisonous reagents from his own field of organic chemistry, alongside a hellish collection selected from other specializations. Let’s look at a couple....
https://futurism.com/new-model-on-fundam...istencies/
EXCERPT: A team of four researchers came together to propose the addition of six novel particles to tackle five enduring issues within the current Standard Model Theory. If their proposal is proven and accepted, it could help explain physics mysteries like why there is more matter than antimatter and what is dark mater?
Painting a QBist Picture of Reality: A radical interpretation of physics makes quantum theory more personal
http://fqxi.org/community/articles/display/218
EXCERPT: No, says Christopher Fuchs with the weary irritation of someone who has heard the accusation once too often, he is not a solipsist—someone who thinks the world is only a figment of his imagination. As a quantum physicist, he definitely believes that there is an external reality that can be described by science. It’s just that in his view, reality comes with a caveat: "There is more to it than can fit in any single description. What is left out of the pre-quantum view are our individual private contributions to reality."
It is this unorthodox philosophy of "participatory realism" that has led Fuchs, now at the University of Massachusetts Boston, to develop QBism: a radical interpretation of quantum theory that brings the role of the observer to center stage. Working mainly in collaboration with physicist Ruediger Schack at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, Fuchs challenges the near-universal assumption among scientists that we can aspire to an overarching ’God’s eye view’ of how nature operates.
"Participatory realism says that no, there is no God’s eye view; the universe is too unwritten for that," says Fuchs.
Unorthodox or not, however, Fuchs’ participatory realism approach has already led to new practical insights in quantum cryptography—the field that exploits quantum features to securely transmit data. Now, along with philosopher Christopher Timpson, of Oxford University, UK, and with the aid of an FQXi grant of almost $141,000, Fuchs will investigate how QBism stacks up against rival quantum interpretations....
Some Science Is Best Left Theoretical: Experiments That This Scientist Won't Touch
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/0...ont-touch/
EXCERPT: I dropped organic chemistry as soon as I could. The experiments all seemed variations on “A vaguely white substance was added to another vaguely white substance; after twelve hours, a small amount of white substance was produced”. This was a huge mistake, and one that I might have avoided if I could have read Derek Lowe’s posts to Science Translational Medicine. Together, these occasional entries make up the most entertaining and terrifying science-related blog on the internet. The collection is called “Things I Won’t Work With” and is a hair-raising categorization of substances that Dr. Lowe in particular refuses to go anywhere near. He has curated a horrific collection of nasty poisonous reagents from his own field of organic chemistry, alongside a hellish collection selected from other specializations. Let’s look at a couple....