Sunday, May 26, 2013

Whether Something Can Come From Nothing, and Quantum Mechanics

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It is very popular  in certain circles that place a high value on the classical scholastic arguments for the existence of God to ask ...

The Uncertainty Principle and Energy Non-Conservation, part 2

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Quantum mechanics is typically interpreted to mean that the conservation of energy can be violated as long as the time scales involved are ...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Late Night Musings

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The other night I was up late, working on a draft for a paper I hope to have submitted before the end of the summer.  I think it was around...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

What is Spin? A More Simpler Explanation

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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics wasn't supposed to be mystical.  In fact, it was made precisely to avoid mysticism: ...
Sunday, May 12, 2013

English Place Pronouns Retain Case

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There's often confusion about what "Old English" is. When people talk about Old English, they typically mean Shakespeare or ...
Thursday, May 9, 2013

"Just Replace 'Baby' With 'Jesus'"

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South Park is normally pretty vulgar and obscene, so I don't normally watch it.  Yet, for all that, they are really quite clever and can...
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Computer Simulation of a Rift in the Space-Time Continuum Devouring the Universe

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Part of my research involves computer simulation of bizarre materials with exotic optical properties; materials that can bend light in almos...