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andygates ([personal profile] andygates) wrote2007-11-17 07:20 pm
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Dude, it's, like, the whole of *everything*

Nice mandala?  It's the 2-D representation of an 8-D shape called E8 which is, apparently, the key to understanding a surfer-physicist's Theory of Everything.

No, really, look: Wired blog entry n'everything.

The maths in his paper are way past my little brain, but apparently, the theory makes predictions that can be tested at the LHC.  Let there be testage.  In the winter, ideally - so he can get to the slopes between runs in the collider. 

Awesome.

[identity profile] splinister.livejournal.com 2007-11-18 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Some of the images from the paper make my head go ping!