Lot's of decohering/oscillating/collapsing wave functions best I can figure
I like to stick to looking for the big stuff... On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 2:07 PM, <pagnu...@htdconnect.com> wrote: > Fran and ChemE, > > I wish I could add some explanations, but all I can add are more examples > of (real or apparent?) anomalies and paradoxes seemingly related to > physical interactions and boundary effects. Perhaps of interest: > > Mystery of neutron-lifetime discrepancy deepens > > http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/dec/04/mystery-of-neutron-lifetime-discrepancy-deepens > > (Oscillating) non-exponential decays of unstable states > http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1896 > > Radioactive Decay Anomaly Finally Explained (Maybe) > - A long-standing puzzle over periodic oscillations in the decay of some > elements may have finally been solved, say physicists > > http://www.technologyreview.com/view/425731/radioactive-decay-anomaly-finally-explained-maybe/ > > And, I'm still not convinced that the explanations offered so far really > account for the fact that chiral molecules, like ammonia, insist on staying > in either their right-handed (|R>) or left-handed (|L>) states rather than > decaying to their lowest energy symmetric state (superposition |R>+|L>, > normalized, of course.) Somehow, the universe finds the superposition a > bit abhorrent. > > -- Lou Pagnucco > > > > ChemE wrote: > > Fran, > > > > What I am really trying to say is that if you hang around close to the > > surface/horizon of vacuum/black hole/zpe/dark matter (whatever you want > > to > > call it) expect more radiation/decay, which ionizes you at a faster rate > - > > like catalysis that speeds up reactions that you are describing and I > > agree > > with. If you can protect yourself from the radiation/flux then yes, you > > will age slower (the surface/shields of your ship will have to protect > > you...) But I think that is the same on Earth. If we can protect > > ourselves > > from ionizing radiation around us, we will all age slower. Problem is, > > our > > gravitational flux (of entropy to the Earth's center) and due to > > weather(vacuum) disturbances they are aging all of us at a similar rate > > over 80 or so obits...and we decay. Human's half life is around 24 years > > or so (actually probably less but our bodies replace damaged cells all of > > the time or we would all be dead quicker). > > > > Best way I can explain it. Trying to separate all of the fusion/fission > > reactions occurring near the surface of the quantum vacuum "foam" is like > > separating gnat shit from pepper...:) But it is important and I agree > with > > the overall direction of the discussion. If the core of the Earth, Sun, > > Gas Giant Planets, ETC. are curled up vacuum orbifolds with decaying > > firewalls and our weather disturbances are vacuum and that "cosmic > string" > > I think was photographed from ISON on Thanksgiving day is vacuum then > > DUDES, WE ARE THE 5% IMMERSED IN THE 95% QUANTUM VACUUM FOAM made up of > > vacuum branes and strings all around us. > > > > Stewart > > Darkmattersalot.com > > [...] > >