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- 1. THE DEATH OF DISTANCE (IN PHYSICS) George Musser 7 May 2009
- 2. 1. What is space?
- 4. The Manifold of Space
- 5. Physics in the Pool Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Translational_motion.gif
- 6. If you think its hard to imagine a higher dimension, try imagining a complete absence of space!
- 7. 2. The principle of locality
- 8. Two Aspects of Locality Everything has a well-defined position. Things must touch to interact.
- 10. Physics in the Pool Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Translational_motion.gif
- 11. What About Forces That Seem to Jump? Michael Faraday
- 12. Dreams of Fields http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnetic_Field_08060_nevit.jpg
- 13. Dreams of Fields http://web.mit.edu/jbelcher/www/on.html
- 14. Special Theory of Relativity A B A B A B A B A B
- 15. 3. The failure of locality
- 16. Everything has a well-defined position. Things must touch to interact.
- 17. Classical object Quantum Nonlocality #1 Quantum object position, momentum wavefunction ( 率 )
- 19. The Particle Newlywed Game Alice Bob Question Answer Question Answer 3 NO 1 NO 2 YES 2 YES 3 NO 1 YES 3 YES 3 YES 1 NO 2 YES 1 YES 2 NO 2 YES 1 NO 3 NO 3 NO 2 NO 3 NO 1 YES 3 NO
- 20. The Particle Newlywed Game Alice Bob Question Answer Question Answer 3 NO 1 NO 2 YES 2 YES 3 NO 1 YES 3 YES 3 YES 1 NO 2 YES 1 YES 2 NO 2 YES 1 NO 3 NO 3 NO 2 NO 3 NO 1 YES 3 NO
- 21. The Particle Newlywed Game Alice Bob Question Answer Question Answer 3 NO 1 NO 2 YES 2 YES 3 NO 1 YES 3 YES 3 YES 1 NO 2 YES 1 YES 2 NO 2 YES 1 NO 3 NO 3 NO 2 NO 3 NO 1 YES 3 NO
- 22. The Particle Newlywed Game Alice Bob Question Answer Question Answer 3 NO 1 NO 2 YES 2 YES 3 NO 1 YES 3 YES 3 YES 1 NO 2 YES 1 YES 2 NO 2 YES 1 NO 3 NO 3 NO 2 NO 3 NO 1 YES 3 NO
- 23. Could They Have Memorized the Answers? Alice Bob 1 2 3 1 2 3 NO NO YES YES NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO
- 24. Could They Have Memorized the Answers? Alice Bob 1 2 3 1 2 3 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO
- 25. Could They Have Memorized the Answers? 100 + 50 = 66.7 Same question Different questions Chance of giving the same answer
- 27. Nonlocality in General Relativity http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=75511 ( left )
- 28. Nonlocality in General Relativity
- 29. Nonlocality in Quantum Field Theory
- 30. The Fine Structure of Spacetime American Scientist , Nov/Dec 91
- 31. Nonlocality in Black Holes http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20011015blackhole.html Jump
- 32. The Paradox of Black Holes http://www.medwastesolutions.com/shop/images/VCLO0204.JPG ( left ); http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuw_son/327038455 ( right ) vs.
- 33. From Matter to Mush
- 34. Nonlocality in Big Bang Cosmology http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/10th/photos/graphics/slide40high.jpg ( left), http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1998-41-e-large_web.jpg ( right ) Hubble Deep Field North Hubble Deep Field South
- 35. Horizon Problem
- 36. 4. What is space?
- 37. From Position to Distance
- 38. From Position to Distance
- 39. From Position to Distance From Distance to Position
- 40. From Distance to Position
- 41. From Distance to Position You can assign positions to the cities only if the table of distances is highly ordered.
- 42. A Tangled Web
- 43. A Tangled Web
- 44. 5. The emergence of space
- 45. Start With a Quark-Gluon Plasma http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/photos/2005/gas-and-liquid-300.jpg
- 46. With a Hierarchy of Scales aka The devil isnt in the details.
- 48. and a Spatial Dimension Appears
- 49. 6. Conclusion
- 50. The Death of Distance Many phenomena transcend distance. Space may not be fundamental, but reflect the self-organization of more fundamental ingredients.
- 51. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_737-73V_-_EasyJet_Airline_-_G-EZJI_-_LEMD.jpg ( top ); http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/CandlestickTelephones.jpg ( bottom )
- 52. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arbor_Lake-Aerial.JPG ( top ); http://hoboken411.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/text-messaging-at-dinner.jpg ( bottom )
- 53. Our Existence Requires Distance The concept of thing implies separability. Without locality, the world would be even more complex than it already is. Space joins the other features of the universe that are prerequisites for intelligent life.
- 54. For a copy of the slides, visit www.strings.musser.com
- 55. Backup 際際滷s
- 56. Two Aspects of Locality Everything has a well-defined position. Things must touch to interact. Space is natures way of making sure everything doesnt happen all at the same place.
- 57. Special Theory of Relativity
- 58. Nonlocality in Black Holes Scientific American , Feb 09
- 59. Black Hole Complementarity As viewed by the victim As viewed by the victims family
- 60. Nonlocality in Big Bang Cosmology http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/map/dr3/map_images/ilc_5yr_ecl_lmbrt_2048.png
- 61. Energy and Size in Quantum Theory Position Momentum
- 62. Energy and Size in General Relativity Threshold for Black Hole Formation 6 Kilometers 1 Solar Mass 1 Centimeter 1 Earth Mass 0.1 Millimeter 1 Moon Mass
- 63. The Tree of Physics Mercury Nov/Dec 97