I was wondering if any of my fellow T-Nationers were studying or employed in the field of physics or share a common interest in the various areas of physics.
sup?
There are no accountants, dentists or physicists on this site.
[quote]rehanb_bl wrote:
I was wondering if any of my fellow t-nationers were studying or employed in the field of physics or share a common interest in the various areas of physics.[/quote]
yolo84 hopes that his top 3 favourite poster in the GAL DrMatt posts some mind=blown physics shit in this thread.
with the recent thrust into the spotlight with the discovery of the (assumed higgs) boson, i figured some interesting prospects opened up.
Yep, Dr. Matt is the man… I have enjoyed some really good conversations with him.
I like physics. Don’t know squat about the field, but like it none the less.
Physics is for people without the faith or personal strength to accept Jesus and all his miracles as their personal savior.
Physics is interesting, but it sucks at the same time. To me it’s one of those love/hate things.
Yes < i’m a dumbass. Matt if you do read this i mean no disrespect to you or anyone in your profession or field of study. On the contrary, i like to hear what you all have to say. It amazes me of all the possibilities that do exist within the field of physics. I’m too stupid to comprehend or do the work necessary to pursue it.
Theoretical physics is really interesting.
Speaking of which does anyone have any presenters or speakers i should lookup besides Michio Kaku.
DrMatt - these are serious questions:
do you think aliens/ other forms of life exist in the universe?
do you believe in God?
do you believe in other dimensions?
do you think time travel is possible?
do you think other dimensions exists where for example you exist but instead of being a professor you are a guitarist or whatever?
I would be genuinely interested to hear your opinions (sorry they are such pop culture retard questions).
If we say Dr. Matt’s name three times, will he appear in this thread?
Dr. Matt, Dr. Matt, Dr. Matt…
[quote]yolo84 wrote:
DrMatt - these are serious questions:
do you think aliens/ other forms of life exist in the universe?
do you believe in God?
do you believe in other dimensions?
do you think time travel is possible?
do you think other dimensions exists where for example you exist but instead of being a professor you are a guitarist or whatever?
I would be genuinely interested to hear your opinions (sorry they are such pop culture retard questions).[/quote]
LOL
[quote]theuofh wrote:
Physics is for people without the faith or personal strength to accept Jesus and all his miracles as their personal savior.[/quote]
LOL cheers mate
[quote]yolo84 wrote:
DrMatt - these are serious questions:
do you think aliens/ other forms of life exist in the universe?
do you believe in God?
do you believe in other dimensions?
do you think time travel is possible?
do you think other dimensions exists where for example you exist but instead of being a professor you are a guitarist or whatever?
I would be genuinely interested to hear your opinions (sorry they are such pop culture retard questions).[/quote]
I’m a third year physics student. Dr. Matt is much more qualified than me, but here are my answers to the questions above:
Statistically speaking, aliens must exist.
There’s no physical reason for me not to believe in a creator. However, I believe the bible is a complete scam, along with all other depictions of God, Allah, etc.
It’s possible, but there’s no solid evidence to prove it. Extra dimensions would be a convenient explanation for a few big problems in theoretical physics.
Yes, but I don’t think human beings can do it.
It’s possible, but I think they exist as more of a quasi-universe than actual reality. My explanation for this is rather long and complicate, dealing with quantum mechanics.
[quote]Raging_Teddy wrote:
It’s possible, but I think they exist as more of a quasi-universe than actual reality. My explanation for this is rather long and complicate, dealing with quantum mechanics.
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go on
[quote]yolo84 wrote:
DrMatt - these are serious questions:
do you think aliens/ other forms of life exist in the universe?[/quote]
Alien life has already been observed in the form of microbes. The hypothesis of panspermia suggests that life (in the form of microbes) is distributed throughout the universe via space debris. If this true (and very plausibly could be), life has been and is being circulated throughout the vectors of the universe for a very very long time.
I do. I have yet to observe or theorize anything scientifically that confounds that belief. Everything I’ve learned has only re-enforced my belief.
I wouldn’t say I believe but rather that I accept their existence. The mathematics for higher dimensions work on paper, but there are no real models to observe this through. Higher dimensions can currently only be invoked through mathematics. The closest physical looking glass is a particle accelerator.
I’d rather not say anything on that matter yet, but I would like to see what the Doc thinks.
see above
Spar- Panspermia is an interesting theory, and one I can agree with. However, I do not know how feasible it is to say that fully formed microbes are being transported through the universe. I was under the impression that these comets simply transport the organic molecules (such as ammonia, methane) necessary for said microbes to “evolve” from.
However, I watched a recent show on Nat Geo where it was stated that life possibly evolved within comets themselves, as there is great water content stored as ice. They speculated that the cores of these comets are warm enough to allow the water to thaw and as such the organic molecules could float around and interact.
[quote]pat wrote:
Yep, Dr. Matt is the man… I have enjoyed some really good conversations with him.[/quote]
Pat, I swear that I am not ignoring your last e-mail. I know that it has been a while but I have been really busy with this Higgs Boson stuff and other things. I know the announcement seems to have come out of nowhere, but this has had the entire particle physics community excited for a good while now. I will get around to it when I have a little more time.
To the OP: I am a particle physicist (PhD from Carnegie Mellon University).
I know there are quite a few questions piled up and I will get around to them when I get to my office tomorrow morning as well as share some info about this new particle that has been discovered.
[quote]Mutu wrote:
Spar- Panspermia is an interesting theory, and one I can agree with. However, I do not know how feasible it is to say that fully formed microbes are being transported through the universe. I was under the impression that these comets simply transport the organic molecules (such as ammonia, methane) necessary for said microbes to “evolve” from.
However, I watched a recent show on Nat Geo where it was stated that life possibly evolved within comets themselves, as there is great water content stored as ice. They speculated that the cores of these comets are warm enough to allow the water to thaw and as such the organic molecules could float around and interact.
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Right. There are a few microbes though that can survive the vacuum of space in something akin to suspended animation … a few.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]yolo84 wrote:
DrMatt - these are serious questions:
do you think aliens/ other forms of life exist in the universe?[/quote]
Alien life has already been observed in the form of microbes. The hypothesis of panspermia suggests that life (in the form of microbes) is distributed throughout the universe via space debris. If this true (and very plausibly could be), life has been and is being circulated throughout the vectors of the universe for a very very long time.
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Tardigrades.
Those little fuckers amaze me to no end.