Q: How do you know that String Theory isn’t working as physics despite expert assurances to the contrary?Ha ha. Do they worry about enemies stealing our fusion reactor or quantum computer technology? Maybe a little bit.A: No one at all is in any way worried about the Iranians, Russians or Chinese getting their hands on our cutting edge String Theory.
Our semiconductor, rocket, and AI technology? A lot.
Weinstein has his own pet theories to replace the Standard Model of high-energy physics, but it has gone nowhere.
Update: Here is a video clip with more from him and Lee Smolin. Smolin also has his pet theories that have gone nowhere. Their complaint is not just that string theory does not work, but that it gets more attention than other thoeries that do not work.
For someone negative on the whole high-energy research program, see Unziger.
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ReplyDeleteIf it would get the physics community out of playing with entirely imaginary strings that have no basis in physics except as sorry excuses for unassigned variables.... I would gladly give the Chinese SuperString theory... provided they couldn't give it back, and we wouldn't take it back if offered.
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