Shahn Majid
Truth, Symmetry, and Quantum Computers
If the real world, at its base, is quantum, then should we not think with quantum logic? Shahn Majid discusses how the notion of quantum symmetry coming out of modern ideas on space and time could provide clues to the workings of a truly quantum computer. Have you ever sat through a really boring flow [...]
NASA Space Telescope to Test New Theory of Space and Time
Is it impossible to pin down both where and when an event takes place, due to quantum gravity effects? Shahn Majid explains why this may be. In these posts I have emphasized ideas on the cutting edge of fundamental science which have testable predictions or other contact with experiment, rather than being merely fashionable. Now, [...]
Graffitti from 1843 Key to Mysteries Investigated in LHC
Some of Fields medalist Alain Connes’ revolutionary ideas shed light on how to understand the ‘zoo’ of elementary particles thrown up by accelerators like the LHC. If Connes is right, the key to the fundamental nature of matter lies in graffiti carved on a bridge in Dublin in 1843.
Before the Birth of our Universe and After its Death
Continuing his series of posts on space and time, Shahn Majid examines some of coauthor Roger Penrose’s revolutionary ideas. Could we, today, see remnants of a previous universe? Past lives and life after death are paltry matters compared to Roger Penrose’s latest ideas about the origin and fate of the Universe itself. In his chapter [...]
The Dark Universe and Limitless Energy
Shahn Majid looks at dark energy. Will it herald a revolution in our understanding of fundamental physics? Last week I explained what I argue to be the greatest theoretical challenge facing fundamental physics today; that the very concept of the spacetime continuum is flawed and in need of revision. This week I want to explain [...]
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