The Colour Blog of Motion MountainCalculating the fine structure constant 𝛼 and more — Part 2In the strand model, a particle’s electric charge and its mass can be calculated. Their values are due to the amount of chirality of the…2d ago2d ago
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The Colour Blog of Motion MountainJohn Horgan Was RightIn 1993, in his book “The End of Science”, John Horgan made gentle fun of many sciences, and of fundamental physics and cosmology in…Jul 13Jul 13
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainTo Unify Or To Mix?A story about the power of words and of groupthink in fundamental physics.Jun 11Jun 11
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainNature produces physicists to advertize its beautyNature is beautiful. But not all physics research shows this.Jun 8Jun 8
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainThe oldest error in fundamental physics“Because points have no size, between any two points there is always a third.” Ten seconds of modern physics show that this statement is…May 18May 18
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainAt the Planck scale, space is not smoothThe question about the unification of physics is a question about what happens at the Planck scale. How does nature look at the Planck…May 121May 121
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainNature has no ingredientsI belong to the generation of physicists that grew up in awe of the scientific achievements of Einstein, Dirac, Heisenberg, Schrödinger…Apr 16Apr 16
The Colour Blog of Motion MountainThe biggest lie of particle physicsA common expression used in particle physics is blocking progress in fundamental physics.Mar 17Mar 17