Comments on: Figures http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/ Same old blog, brand new place Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:02:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chipping the web - Brownie -- Chip’s Quips http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/comment-page-1/#comment-9029 Chipping the web - Brownie -- Chip’s Quips Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:17:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/#comment-9029 [...] An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything (thanks, Doc). [...] [...] An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything (thanks, Doc). [...]

]]> By: Mike Taht http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/comment-page-1/#comment-8692 Mike Taht Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:48:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/#comment-8692 Almost proves that there is a small but finite probability I might actually accomplish something in life. Almost proves that there is a small but finite probability I might actually accomplish something in life.

]]> By: Bob Kalsey http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/comment-page-1/#comment-8599 Bob Kalsey Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/11/15/figures/#comment-8599 Well, now, this is all pretty interesting stuff, but I'm not convinced that the gravitational spin connection can be written using the six Clifford bivector generators, or that it's quite "kosher" to redefine six real coefficients into the spatial rotation and temporal boost parts relating to the left and right-chiral parts of the spin connection. Seems like a stretch to me, but I'm willing to be proven wrong on that. If indeed the E8 manifold twists and turns over spacetime well, then, that would be a beautiful thing to see and maybe Doc Searls can grab a snapshot of it on his next transatlantic flight. Well, now, this is all pretty interesting stuff, but I’m not convinced that the gravitational spin connection can be written using the six Clifford bivector generators, or that it’s quite “kosher” to redefine six real coefficients into the spatial rotation and temporal boost parts relating to the left and right-chiral parts of the spin connection. Seems like a stretch to me, but I’m willing to be proven wrong on that.

If indeed the E8 manifold twists and turns over spacetime well, then, that would be a beautiful thing to see and maybe Doc Searls can grab a snapshot of it on his next transatlantic flight.

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