Why is there anytthing at all? (Introduction)

by Carl, Tuesday, September 09, 2008, 20:58 (5917 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George says the problem with the current particle physics model is "dependence on ancient Greek continuum geometry ."
 For those who, like myself, may not be up on your Greek continuum geometry, here is a page elaborating on the issues George describes.
I am currently reading "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes published in 1986. It covers the progress of quantum mechanics and development of the nuclear science from Einstein forward with occasional flashbacks. It is fascinating to read about the struggle of these mental giants as they try to comprehend the atomic nucleus. It is also an excellent study in the way science is done. The cast of characters is quite large, and the narrative sometimes disjointed, but it is a good read. What are the chances of getting men such as these and an Einstein with his thought experiments to get the paradigm shift that George is looking for in particle physics. It requires a rare ability to back off and look at such a complex body of knowledge from a completely unique perspective.
Regarding Lee Smolin, I was surprised to find a little of my flight of fancy about the LCH creating a black hole that generates a new universe in his "Fecund Universe" theory. I am not so sure about his evolution of universes idea. How do you falsify that? His loop gravity idea also replaces the big bang with a big bounce. I noticed that big bounce got short shrift in the discussions prior to my arrival on this site, and I wondered why.
As usual, research credit goes to Wikipedia. I agree with David that you can't trust it completely, but you shouldn't trust any source completely. But I find it invaluable for a quick peak about a topic.
In regard to hoping not to find the Higgs bosun, I hope they do. I'm just the sort of guy who prefers solving old mysteries to finding new ones. I want to know the answer.