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Was the Early Universe 2 Dimensional Spacetime?
astroengine writes "According to two theoretical physicists, our current four-dimensional Universe (3 dimensions of space, 1 dimension of time) is actually an evolution from a lower-dimensional state. The early Universe may have existed with just one spatial dimension (plus one time dimension) up until the Universe cooled below an energy state of 100 TeV. At this point, a transition occurred when the spatial dimension "folded" to create 2 dimensions. At 1 TeV, it folded again to create the Universe we know today: 3 dimensions of space, one of time. This may sound like a purely theoretical study, but there might be evidence of the evolution of universal dimensions in cosmic ray measurements and, potentially, in gravitational wave cut-off frequency."
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"Actually, in my twenty-plus years as an academic, the theoretical physicists I've known and occasionally played cards with are among the most grounded and sensible people. They are not weed-smoking crazies." - by PopeRatzo (965947) * on Monday March 21, @09:55AM (#35558512) Homepage
See subject line, lol... just kidding but he's funnier than hell (basically a decent person though).
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"If you want to meet the really whacky impractical "crazy-for-the-sake-of-crazy" folks, you have to go to the economics department. Especially since the rise of the contrary-for-no-good-reason "Freakonomics"." - by PopeRatzo (965947) * on Monday March 21, @09:55AM (#35558512) Homepage
This I will agree with you on, 110%... why? Because 27++ yrs. ago, while I was in an economics class, we were told by our then professor that "The 'Service Economy & trickle-down economics' is 'the way'" (the future etc.) & I was like:
"Sir, wait a second: MOST people are NOT products of collegiate academia. They're not going to 'fit in' well into such a structure. They're the "regular joes" that wake in the a.m., go to the factory or warehouse, work their 7-5 day, & go home, eat dinner, drink a beer, sleep w/ their wife & get up & do it again ... I.E.-> They're going to be "the problem" later, because they're not prepared for such a form of economy, except THEY are not "the problem": You & YOURS, the economists, are... especially if you hold such an unrealistic view that takes away the futures of 'the masses' (& yes, I believe MOST folks fit into that type I just described). If this is what's being planned for later, then we're going to have problems... BIG problems!"
Well - Guess who was correct, as far as a "healthy economy" goes... myself, or the PHD?
Personally, I think the WHOLE thing was designed to make the rich richer, & the poor/middle class, poorer.
APK
P.S.=> And, here we are, today... He also threatened I would "fail his class" (I did not, because I told him "you have threatened me Sir, in front of MANY witnesses, & I think your dept. head would like to hear about it"). I didn't like his line of thinking, because I KNEW it was complete b.s. & nowadays proves it... apk