Quote from: Deuterium on Mar 02, 2012, 08:49:47 PMBy no means am I any expert in String theory...but I will hazard your challenge of distilling M-Theory into simple terms... Mathematically, the problem is that General Relativity (which describes Gravity) is a classical field theory that is. Nonrenormalizable. Renormalization is a key mathematical tool for treating infinite integrals, which occur in Quantum Field Theory. String Theory essentially gets around this roadblock, by introducing extra dimensions and exploiting mathematical symmetries which result. String theory (as a generic term) is a theory of Quantum Gravity, and attempts to unify Gravity with Quantum Field Theory/Standard Model.
Thanks for explanation! While I'm able to imagine interaction of fundamental particles, the mathematical stipulation for this is plain impassable for me.
So what principally this M Theory srtives to achieve is to marry two other theories: 1) the one, which deals with
time and space (General relativity) to 2) the theory, describing
energy and matter (Quantum Mechanics), in mathematical terms. I guess, if the success would ever be met, the opportunity to curb timespace uncertainity will arise immensely.
Quote from: Promethean Fire on Mar 03, 2012, 09:10:25 PMCorrect me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Terraforming a relatively recent innovation in the ALIEN universe?
Probably, by 2023, Weyland's research team has just discovered and substantiated the terraforming process or schematically designed AP, but didn't yet build any.