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10083486 No.10083486 [Reply] [Original]

pic related is one of the most famous theoretical physicists in the world, his most cited paper is this:
>The Hierarchy Problem and New Dimensions at a Millimeter
let me break this down
the heirarchy problem: gravity is a lot weaker than the other forces. if you compare the strengths, like divide the strength of gravity by the strength of electromagnetic forces, you get a very small number. okay fine. the argument is: i don't like small numbers.

literally that's it. small numbers aren't "natural", they're "fine tuned" blah blah. small numbers are bad.

now the argument continues:
in order to make the number not small, we introduce that the universe is on a membrane in 5+ D space. ta da! number is now approximately 1. GREAT SUCCESS
>8500+ citations from across the physics community
>CMS and ATLAS test it, and find no evidence
>citations continue to roll in endlessly

does this seem legit to you guys?

>> No.10083494
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10083494

it's hep phenomenology from the 90's. What did you expect?

>> No.10083520

>>10083486
He got fat as well.

>> No.10083548

>>10083486
Universe being in more dimensions than observed makes sense but they way he derived this conclusion is ridiculous

>> No.10084071

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYw6vPR9qU

>> No.10084134

>>10083520
could count anything except calories

>> No.10084135

>>10084071
>touch yourself at night

>> No.10084163

>>10083486
It's interesting depending on how much freedom he had in defining the dimensions and how close the result is to 1, but no experimental evidence kills it.

>> No.10084177

>>10084163
well not completely kills it, but the specific n=2 with r=2mm he points out could be tested at the LHC was tested (look up the CMS and ATLAS microscopic black hole searches) was tested and that was killed

>> No.10084680

bumb

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>>10083486
He'd look so much better with short hair.

>> No.10084765

>>10084736
that pic a dood?

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10084774

>>10084736
>>10084765
wait nvm i figured it out

that's not cool. she dieded

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>>10084774
Fascists have no place in academia, bro.

>> No.10084974

>>10083486
Damn Nima got fat

>> No.10084986

The underlying assumption that gravity is "a lot weaker than the other forces" is literally schizophrenia tier pattern seeking delusion or psychological warfare for satisfying people with very limited imagination. There are exactly three spacial dimensions with one imaginary dimension to represent time. Any theory or claim that in any way violates metaphysical realism is instantly invalid by default. Not just because such a claim is intrinsically unfalsifiable but because literally no good can come from this line of reasoning, it's a dead end.