A question of physics

[Dragar]

Hooray! That's what I thought!

At least in the science forums, 20 pages of discussion and debate actually produces a conclusion!

Dragar

 

[PhantomLlama]

A C&E thread produces a conclusion?



Repent! Repent! For the End Times have come!

 

[Aeschylus]

I've had a look at it again from first principles, Chi_cygni posted a textbook example of solving a differential equation of the type that was produced by considering the problem pseudo-statically. In the end I stopped before having to seperate the variables to solve the first-order differential equation that occurs in Chi_Cyni's method as I realized that I was simply folllowing the steps that Chi_Cygni posted.

So therefore I say: nice one Chi _Cygni!

 

[Chi_Cygni]

Merci.

Hey at least my PhD in Theoretical Physics is worth something.

 

[Aeschylus]

As an aside, what did you do for your thesis? I'm guessing it was something related to cosmology.

 

[Chi_Cygni]

Actually no - though I do work on cosmological problems. It was quantum gravity/GUT's.

 

[Aeschylus]

Just the trivial stuff then!!! Do you have any ideas about the rumour that Hawking is going to declare the BH information paradox solved (in my naivety I assumed that string theory had solved this problem, but I've been told by those far more knowledable than me that this is not the case ) this month?

 

[Chi_Cygni]

Check out the March 1st issue of Nuclear Physics B.

Samir Mathur (a friend of mine - also his wife is a friend) at Ohio-State solved the paradox - well at least in the eyes of many.

I think Hawking (my former advisor) is willing to concede this, finally. At least thats the rumour.