String Theory

If string theory is true and inside atoms are vibrating strings that are responsible for strong and weak force, electromagnetism why can't we see them when atoms are smashed together in a particle collider?

Concerning String Theory, the "strings" which you are referring to are vibrating strands of energy on an very tiny scale, way much smaller then atoms; which all matter and force comprised. these strings act on frequency waves. There are also groups of "strings" so the theory proposes as subatomic and loops. I guess a great way to consider them would be as rubber bands. This is correlating that our 3 dimensions: strong/weak nuclear force, electromagnetic, and gravity, with time being as (4). Also proposes extra dimensions (10) possible. So if you really think of a strings size which is approximately a billionth(2) of a proton, they only way we can possibly conceive them being is through our cogitation. As far as why you wouldn't see them by means of being smashed together in the P/a, H/c, in essence will hopefully create dark matter. This energy cannot be seen, its detection is extremely sensitive. We can only theorize what is to come from experiments in progress, test runs are inquisitive, but we will have a warm welcome in thought process after all said and done!

This post has been edited by WhiteRhasta on Oct 21 2008, 01:42 AM

To me the Theory of String is more of a mathematical thought than reality.but Wikipedia says this about reality.

To know it is real is yet to be known.
Rethinker

This theory is not true. But it's a good try.

When using perturbation methods you can create any theory that suits your taste: It is unlikely to be more than a curve-fitting exercise

So you think universal theory is possible to be typed out with letters and numbers or any other signs?

I do not understand your question: Are you asking whether I think a universal theory is possible? Or are you asking whether I think a universal theory is only possible by using letter and numbers or other signs: What are other signs?

Sorry my english is bad cause it's not my first language. But yes, if you think it's possible to write out/down an universal theory with letters, numbers, formulas or whatever signs we develop? Of course if someone claims he has find an universal theory he gotta represent that theory somehow...I'm just asking this cause I think it's not possible to type out an universal theory with the signs we are expressing our thoughts.

I do believe that everything fits together. If this is not the primary assumption then physics has no meaning. Whether we will ever be able to summarize and understand all of this, is another matter. But as long as we find new insights, and are willing to change older dogmatic insights (something that has become rare since the 1930's) we might approach a very good theory of everything. I just hope we will never accept such a theory as the final dogma. Then life will have no purpose anymore (for me at least).

This post has been edited by johanfprins on Oct 23 2008, 11:27 AM

Cause what i think is that, if the universe is dead we will never realize the universe.

What do you mean with "if the Universe is dead"? Maybe it is, but not for me: "I think therefore I am".

No doubt about that. Maybe thats already an universal theory.

A good point!

If the universe is dead, it has no meaning, and if it has no meaning, then we have nothing to describe as a meaning. All we are doing then is defining and describing no meaning. But you cannot describe no meaning as a meaning, if you could it would still be no meaning. And as I think, I think there is no line between dead and alive, and observations shows that there is way more 'mass or space or whatever' dead than alive, that means its much bigger chance that the universe is dead. And if you realize that you are also dead(as there is no such thing as alive) then obviously everything is dead. And if everything is dead, there is no line between everything and nothing. That makes sense to me as I think there really is no line in there. So even if we define all parts/components of the universe, its a great possibility that all the components do not define the meaning of the universe. You don't even know if you are defining everything or nothing. 'Dead things dont need to think to be. But still they are.Or maybe they are not?' Maybe we overrate ourselfs. We are a part of the universe thats no doubt as if we define universe as a universe. And when I take a look at anything, I never experience that a component of something would be able to define that something.

Or if gravity or mass or whatever doesnt make sense to the universe why would it make any sense to the universal theory?