Utrecht Superstring Experiment
May 23rd, 2005 by WaltLast week Slashdot linked to an article on Physicsweb that reports on an experiment at the Institute of Theoretical Physics to create superstrings in the lab.
I finally found a chance to look at the original article on ArXiv, and Physicsweb’s article turns out to be misleading. The proposed experiment would simulate a superstring, not actually create one. This is a perfectly legitimate idea, but condensed matter physics is the Tinkertoys of quantum mechanics: you can build almost anything. A simulation of a superstring is a long way away from showing that superstrings really exist.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
If payday loan is willing to give the Utrecht researchers “credit” for creating a superstring, I can’t see why Walt is so sceptical.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
The previous comment made a lot more sense before Walt deleted the spam from payday loan.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I’m hiding the evidence of my humiliation at the hands of payday loan.