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Try 6÷2(1+2). A pre-1992 caculation will give 1. After 1992 gives 9. What changed in 1992? IMO computers are teaching us math. Math has to be experimentally valid. Old PEMDAS is not...
15 December 2024 2,444 6 View
It is common to affirm that "One can never perform any measurement whose result is an irrational number." This is equivalent to say the contrapositive, that anything that can be measured or...
18 November 2022 2,425 17 View
There is no conclusive evidence that time is quantized. However, the recent difficulties with the Standard Model, as it nears 50 years, for example, with non-inclusion of gravity in a testable...
01 June 2018 2,439 31 View
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_Newtons_Third_Law_a_misconception_A_metaphysical_dogma
15 March 2018 5,656 16 View
In teaching, or as a student in physics, oftentimes a difficulty becomes a motivation for new understanding. In this context, what difficulty do you see in using Lagrangian or Hamiltonian methods...
15 March 2018 8,739 23 View
For example, in the context of this project and what students should learn in today's crowded curriculum, consider this quote from Benjamin Crowell [1]: In many subfields of physics these days,...
15 March 2018 9,728 2 View
(BY REQUEST, RE-OPENED). This is a social question, with immediate technical relevance. Cybersecurity, for example, depends on this question, and trust as "reliance on expected behavior" [1,2]. A...
21 December 2017 6,241 24 View
The original, and current, Internet design has been mostly based on an honor system for the end points. The model being that the connection is less trusted than the end points, as access to the...
22 November 2017 2,612 14 View
Could one use the Deborah number to model quantitatively a collective behavior change, and measure the rate of change of behavior? Can one use the Deborah number to represent start-up success...
01 October 2017 3,766 4 View
In quantum physics, the no-communication theorem states that it is not possible to transmit information from one observer to another observer, whether entangled or not, by making a measurement of...
26 August 2017 7,648 17 View
There are many indications that this is the case today, with the added advantage that Newton's laws can then be derived rather than proposed. For example, consider this quote from Benjamin Crowell...
09 March 2016 7,593 54 View
Information processing and communication are described by a tri-state system, in classical systems such as FPGAs, ICs, CPUs, and others, in multiple applications programmed by Verilog, an IEEE...
01 January 1970 5,150 11 View
NO. No one on Earth can claim to "own the truth" -- not even the natural sciences. And mathematics has no anchor on Nature. With physics, the elusive truth becomes the object itself, which...
01 January 1970 8,854 22 View
A difficulty in just starting a research, is that IF it is hard to even know -- what it means to have property X, such as spacetime in physics? The question of avoiding circular thought...
01 January 1970 9,124 3 View
Financial derivatives are another example of application of Digital Constructivism, or DC. Financial derivatives are to be considered here as a good example of a quantum system, and of...
01 January 1970 7,873 4 View
With the stock markets in turmoil, one may be overly concerned with the coronavirus or COVID-19. Mathematics and cybersecurity "laws of trust" can help. Models in news networks forget that...
01 January 1970 4,746 35 View
The fact that the measurement of vanishing distances is physically impossible, which preempts continuity, may lead us to not consider renormalization as a proper procedure in particle physics....
01 January 1970 3,805 10 View
Students in college have a full schedule. Classical physics is no longer used in research -- it says that mass is conserved, time is absolute, there is no laser possible, quantum levels do not...
01 January 1970 7,440 73 View
One remembers, first, that all matter used in anything is constructed of atoms, where atoms are made of particles, where quantum mechanics (QM) physically works. Any physics, chemistry,...
01 January 1970 887 20 View
The first contributions by quantum mechanics (QM) to electromagnetism (EM) were due to the work by Max Planck in postulating the photon, later by Einstein in postulating the stimulated emission of...
01 January 1970 1,640 16 View
Referencing is very useful in science, offering support for evidence, reasoning, ethos, leads to a more concise text, and other advantages. But, quoting the words of another, which is widely used...
01 January 1970 2,296 3 View
Collective effects are evident in billions and billions of particles or entities in physics, such as In lasers, electromagnetism [1], superconductivity, critical mass in nuclear physics, physics...
01 January 1970 680 10 View
In physics, spacetime mathematical models fuse the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum. The question asks whether the existence of a...
01 January 1970 7,914 21 View
I would like to overview possible theories of mass defect in gravitation. Energy is conserved in SR, but matter is not conserved in SR. This is not dependent on any of Noether's theorems. Our...
01 January 1970 7,646 99 View
In Special Relativity (SR) as formulated by Minkowski using spacetime, even arbitrary motion is always within c, the speed of light in vacuo. This SR spacetime was adopted by Einstein to formulate...
01 January 1970 6,928 39 View
This question comes from another thread. In COVID times, and exceptionally for lack of alternatives, qualified professionals can confer private lower degrees to their students, enabling them to...
01 January 1970 7,789 5 View
No, in an answer that also bids well in COVID times. There are many employers of Work-From-Home (42% of US workforce s doing WFH) and regular employees. Because of COVID, online is taking a...
01 January 1970 3,307 5 View
SR and GR are valid to Pedro. Also, the principle of inertial motion, which is due as far back as Galileo, is NOT that there are no special or preferential frames, such as the CMB or other, but...
01 January 1970 1,814 3 View
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a respected US epidemiologist, said two things that might be useful for us to take into consideration. 1. Do not expect a medical solution to Covid, as a treatment or vaccine,...
01 January 1970 3,931 13 View
According to Teplitz, “The state of the classical electromagnetic theory reminds one of a house under construction that was abandoned by its working workmen upon receiving news of an approaching...
01 January 1970 7,023 65 View
Consciousness defies definition. We need to understand it, and a metric, to measure it. Can trust provide both, even if in a limiied fashion? Consciousness Measured by Trust
01 January 1970 7,300 36 View
Physically, a non-inertial frame of reference should modify what is seen but not shut-off length contraction, or time dilation, compared to what is calculated solely for inertial frames. Changes...
01 January 1970 7,186 29 View
Version:2.0 The question of the nature (or ontological status) of fundamental physics theories, such as spacetime in special and general relativity, and quantum mechanics, have been, each, a...
01 January 1970 6,996 42 View
We are, ultimately, preparing the field to discuss the possibility of QM effects, or others, on the formulation of gravity, and how they would not be forbidden by SR or GR. This is, essentially, a...
01 January 1970 5,023 53 View
Yes, in three topics at least, as shown below, usually called modern physics: special relativity (SR), general relativity (GR), and quantum mechanics (QM). The basis of both SR and GR, for more...
01 January 1970 1,223 13 View
The definition of a prime number leads to the first answer, and is a very old barrier, dating to c. 300 BC, but the concept of PFEFS leads to the second answer, and hope. This is explored in my...
01 January 1970 8,039 38 View
This is my only question on logic in RG; there are other questions on applications of logic, that I recommend. There are any types and number of truth values, not just binary, or two or three. It...
01 January 1970 8,747 100 View
Question solved. We overviewed possible theories of mass defect in gravitation. Energy is conserved in SR and QM (see NOTES), but matter is not conserved in SR or in QM. This is not dependent on...
01 January 1970 2,470 99 View
Our answer is YES. Although no comments can be seriously replied publicly any more, due to RG lack of moderation, and RG fake news infestation versus facts, PM is available and viewpoints can be...
01 January 1970 3,454 33 View
question DELETED, see Preprints.
01 January 1970 7,892 4 View
This is important today, as it is well-known that a shadow has fallen over the race to detect a new type of quantum particle, the Majorana fermion, that could power quantum computers. The Nature...
01 January 1970 1,541 14 View
Our answer is YES. This question captured the reason of change: to help us improve. We, and mathematics, need to consider that reality is quantum [1-2], ontologically. This affects both the...
01 January 1970 7,357 46 View
Can we create a faster FFT? A faster Fast Fourier Transform? Our answer is YES. This question is a call for collaboration with that goal, when we can already use the first results. It is not an...
01 January 1970 1,481 14 View
Our response is YES. Quantum computing has arrived, as an expression of that. Numbers do obey a physical law. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Shor was the first to say it, in 1994...
01 January 1970 3,101 0 View
01 January 1970 1,605 33 View
On Proof, At Any Speed, of an Underlying 4D Spacetime The title says, "On proof, ...", not "Proof ...". This work does not present a proof that would be valid for everyone, but presents a...
01 January 1970 6,030 20 View
Our answer is YES. This continues an homonimous older project at RG, and adds quantum computing. The project's conclusion was that consciousness is not defined by any single organ in the human or...
01 January 1970 5,579 15 View
Our answer is a consistent YES. A qubit (or quantum bit) is today the quantum mechanical analogue of a classical bit. In classical computing the information is supposed to be encoded in bits,...
01 January 1970 5,627 24 View
Our answer is certainly YES. Albeit, in spite of experiments, some supposedly highly-qualified people think that even quantum computing (QC) makes nothing unlimited. They also say that due to...
01 January 1970 6,768 21 View
Our answer has been YES. Gödel's uncertainty is valid for the B set. The LEM is also valid in the B set. In the B set, numbers are either 0 or 1. And 0^n=0, while 1^n=1, so arithmetic is fast and...
01 January 1970 5,244 7 View
Version 3.0. This discussion is set to clarify a debated question on the CMB, in special and general relativity (SR and GR) today. We explain that SR and GR do NOT work on the basis that there...
01 January 1970 9,617 43 View
Our answer is NO. Think of it: Pythagorean Triples would NOT exist if numbers are arbitrary as values. Given a and b, c is fixed or it doesn't exist. Given 2 and 3, what is c? Prime numbers seem...
01 January 1970 9,193 34 View
Our answer is YES --> Imaginary numbers are denied in quantum mechanics and Erwin Schrödinger said it first, in 1926. We understand that numbers find a natural origin in set theory but common set...
01 January 1970 1,793 13 View
Many are defending an "attack first" strategy in cybersecurity, or a military approach. Based on dozens of years of experience, we disagree. In cybersecurity, the best defense is not having to...
01 January 1970 9,454 7 View
Our answer is YES. A new question (at https://www.researchgate.net/post/If_RQ_what_are_the_consequences/1) has been answered affirmatively, confirming the YES answer in this question, with wider...
01 January 1970 8,962 16 View
One can consider that R=Q, not just as an equivalence (~), which is set by computers. Computers cannot natively use the mathematical real-numbers (the set R), nor the mathematical complex numbers...
01 January 1970 6,277 29 View
Our answer is YES. The reason is that set C is inconsistent. What is your qualified opinion?
01 January 1970 1,020 24 View
Our answer is YES. Irrationals, since the ancient Greeks, have had a "murky" reputation. We cannot measure physically any irrational, as one would require infinite precision, and time. One would...
01 January 1970 7,774 57 View
Our answer is a competitive YES. However, universities face the laissez-faire of old staff. This reference must be included: Gerck, E. “Algorithms for Quantum Computation: Derivatives of...
01 January 1970 8,126 13 View
Updated information of my thoughts and activities. This is meant to be a one-way blog, albeit you can contribute with your recommendations and comments.
01 January 1970 4,974 100 View
This question has been closed, reaching a YES conclusion and preventing being hijacked by 'wolves" in ResearchGate. It served the purpose of explanation to those interested, as an open group, from...
01 January 1970 1,893 13 View
Our answer is YES. E.g., in RG, I exceeded +260,000 total reads, +14 books, +40 preprints and reports, +140 questions, and +5,000 answers. Of these, the questions stand out for me, as providing...
01 January 1970 3,810 54 View
This question discusses the YES answer. We don't need the √-1. The complex numbers, using rational numbers (i.e., the Gauss set G) or mathematical real-numbers (the set R), are artificial. Can...
01 January 1970 4,112 74 View
In calculating the orbit of Mercury according to QM, it becomes open [1]. This is our answer to this question. A second answer is that GR requires QM. According to the Niels Bohr view, it is not...
01 January 1970 9,328 65 View
NO. It is impossible to doubt, the race was over before it begun. Quantum computing started in 1982 at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) [1-3]. [1] DOI /2227-7390/11/1/68 ; [2]...
01 January 1970 6,111 7 View
Quantum Mechanics (QM) is well-known to be our most successful model of nature. Why do people resist it in physics, astronomy, mathematics, science, literature, arts, and skills? What is your...
01 January 1970 482 6 View
Our answer is certain: YES. See π is a rational number
01 January 1970 6,400 3 View
At first, the answer seems obvious, as E/h = f, where E is the energy of the photon, h is the Planck constant, and f is the frequency of the photon. But then one realizes that the photon would...
01 January 1970 5,538 29 View
Importantly for quantum computing [1], software can use only the set Q, while the hardware can use the sets N or B for better results. Computers do not find imaginary numbers in the Boolean set of...
01 January 1970 8,647 8 View
01 January 1970 6,049 13 View
Can we update the Turing test? It is about time. The Turing test, created in 1950, aims to differentiate humans from robots -- but we cannot, using that test. Bots can easily beat a human in...
01 January 1970 8,582 13 View
This discussion is about a regular, pretty useless, and embarrassing, confusion at RG. If there is no spacetime, special and general relativity do not include time dilation or length contraction,...
01 January 1970 1,059 95 View
Our answer is YES. This is, however, a frequent question, and the answer has been: no. For context, see the video 2016 Patrusky Lecture by Steven Weinberg, on "What's the matter with quantum...
01 January 1970 5,151 39 View
Elections, not just voting, can become trustworthy. Additional methods to the ones that made voting trustworthy (choose your favorite) can be applied. Eiections are not used to choose the...
01 January 1970 2,565 17 View
Irrational numbers are uncomputable with probability one. In that sense, numerical, they do not belong to nature. Animals cannot calculate it, nor humans, nor machines. But algebra can deal with...
01 January 1970 430 7 View
01 January 1970 1,080 99 View
Some people deny global warming. Many scientists affirm, some deny it. Should we take a critical, informed view? What is the result? More information, not misinformation, one hopes. See the ref....
01 January 1970 3,577 0 View
Here is a private question to the paper The Finitist Completeness Theorem (FCT): No Gödel's Uncertainties by Ed Gerck at ResearchGate. The paper presents a rigorously motivated departure from...
01 January 1970 4,658 4 View
