10 October 2018 1 2K Report

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Will Human Technology Find A Way To Travel Among Stars?

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Does Kinetic Energy Qualify As Negative Energy In The Wormhole Of Kip Thorne And Mike Morris?

Referring to Lagrangian methods if potential energy of gravity is considered as positive energy, then kinetic energy should be considered negative. Recent publications on frame dragging could...

07 August 2019 9,070 1 View

Is Collapse Of False Vacuum A Physical Example Of State Reduction?

If state reduction R occurs at critical points between one period of unitary evolution U1 and another U2, then the U1 might represent a false vacuum and the U2 a vacuum, with R representing the...

05 June 2019 7,524 1 View

Does State Vector Reduction Occur In Vacuum Space Time?

In other threads vacuum space was discussed for possibilities of scale relativity, squeezed quantum states, and hierarchy of Plancks. In each or these a quantum state of local space is associated...

03 April 2019 4,818 4 View

Can Use Of Artificial Intelligence Absolve Humans From Responsibility In Actions?

Much is published about successes in driverless automobiles and other automations. Responsibility for accidents is not sufficiently discussed when AI is controlling. So far the owners and...

02 March 2019 1,920 2 View

What Is Conscious Thought And Can Artificial Intelligence Have It?

Thirty years ago Roger Penrose published a book The Emperor's New Mind arguing that AI could not have human like thoughts with the available level of technology. Technology has advanced, so the...

02 March 2019 1,180 5 View

Can Boy Choristers Transition Gradually From Treble To Counter Tenor?

As a musician in old age I notice in great cathedral choirs the voices of boys are said to break suddenly during age 13 or 14 at which time the boys are promptly dismissed from the choirs. After...

31 December 2018 4,109 1 View

Does The Uncertainty Principle Apply To Mass?

Mass energy equivalence is conditional and situational. Energy and time measurements are subject to uncertainty. Small electron mass seems to be fairly measured and repeatable. while electron is...

11 December 2018 9,207 1 View

Do Three Generations Of Leptons And Quarks Differ By Squeezed Quantum States?

Three generations differ by energy. In other threads the proposition was discussed that increasing energy may eventually result in change of quantum state sometimes called squeezing of quantum...

11 December 2018 8,272 4 View

Can Adding More Dimensions Make Every Curved System Flat?

Many year ago I was presented a theorem of mathematics that contained a claim and proof that enough dimensions make every curved function straight and flat. It sounded OK in principle but the...

09 October 2018 5,796 1 View

Are Quarks Virtual Particles Or Real Particles?

Pairs of particles or larger groups are not usually considered to be real unless they separate by distance of more than a wave length and become measurable in isolation. In space vacuum virtual...

08 September 2018 7,172 12 View

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