A competitor for string theory

[cherydactyl]

A Physics PhD, without institutional affiliation and something of a surfer-dude, has put forward a new theory of everything, predicting about 20 new particles in the process, that only requires three dimensions of space and one of time instead of a set of higher dimensions.

I don't care if it pans out or not, just having such a theory will spur lots of interesting stuff, in science and in science fiction.

See an article about it here.

Thanks, sorcycat.

Comments

[train-gamer.livejournal.com]

COOL! Thank you very much for posting this!

Of course, you just caused me to commit my whole weekend to researching E8, Lie symmetries, and particle interaction mapping.

:-) :-) :-)

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

If you find a good explanation of what the heck E8 is and why it existed as a mathematical puzzle at all, I'd love to see it. I'd never heard of it before. General science reporting leaves much to be desired in understanding scientific and mathematical issues.

[neraulia.livejournal.com]

I like it! I hope he's right.

[theliel.livejournal.com]

I saw that and did a little happy dance to eddy money in my chair.

i hate string theory.