The Standard Model and USA Today 19
FredGray writes: "USA Today recently posted a short story titled "1+1 does not equal muon g-2"
which explains that the discrepancy between the theoretical and experimental values for the muon's anomalous magnetic moment has mostly evaporated. Unfortunately, the article
completely mislays the blame for the initial discrepancy; it implies that there was a mistake in the experiment, but the problem was entirely with one small component of the theoretical calculation known as the hadronic light-by-light scattering term. As a proud member of the experimental group, I would like to ask slashdot to remind the world
that we still stand by our result. We are
currently analyzing a much larger data set, and we hope to publish a more precise number in the months to come."
keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
If the universe is infinitly large does the converse not hold that it is also infinitely small?
the dimensionality that our perspective imposes is surely just an illusion
!ÿ£7you tell I've run out of weed?
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
what the frell?
s/!ÿ£7/can /
i wish i knew how to type £ my kb is a 105-uk and i've not sussed how to change it from US in enlightenment
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
sounds more like pothead/hippy/new scientist reader logic to me than real science. the set all x {x>1} is iherently infinte, but does not iterate infinitely at the small end... it ends at one.
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
x {0 x 1} is also infinite
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
filtered
x {0 < x < 1}
is also infinite
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
All you can demonstrate is a series of hypotheses that don't break down under anthropomorphic mathematical analysis.
That the universe is infinte is illogical
That the universe is finite is illogical
That the universe is made up of particles with a finitely small size is illogical
That the universe is made up of particles with a infinitely small size is illogical
My ultimate position is that the composition of the universe is unknowable.
Knowledge is infinite.
Our collective capacity for discovery is finite.
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Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
heck, even in your original metaphor, the onion has a center. it'll take a lot of tears to get to the center, but if you keep working at it, you can get there.
Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
nope
you are talking like a unified theorist
To say that human endeavor will bring all the answers given enough time, I believe, is fallacious.
I believe we are trapped by our dimensionality.
We can only look down from our perspective and draw conclusions based in our observation.
Our 3d space & time world is our limitation.
It's simple high school stuff. Imagine we are 2d then we can only truly see 2d things. We can see the shadows of 3d objects and draw conclusions as to their cause but we can never truly know.
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Re:keep peeling the onion (Score:1)
USA Today = Jerry Springer (Score:1, Funny)
"Oh look the big brains got it wrong."
Next time worry if someone who matters says nasty things about your work. USA Today? NAH!
Unprecedented! (Score:1)
(jfb)
SHEESH! (Score:1)