Comparing Physics Theories
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Has a Planck-scale basis? 1 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS |
1 Physics today has a Planck-scale. A "no smaller than this" size. |
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Has a Planck-scale model? 2 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
2 Some physics theories talk of Planck-scale things, but can't model them. |
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Has a simple model? 3 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
3 Physics is almost completely bereft of simple models. |
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Based in 3+1 dimensions? 4 | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | PASS | PASS |
4 Contemporary physicists resemble encyclopedia salespeople. "These extra dimensions will make your |
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Resolves Vacuum Catastrophe? 5 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | PASS |
5 Said quickly, 100 orders of magnitude is just a short phrase. |
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Resolves the Horizon problem? 6 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | PASS |
6 The Horizon problem arises from "different regions of the universe (that have not contacted each |
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Resolves the Coronal Heating problem? 7 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
7 "The Coronal Heating problem in solar physics relates to the question of why the temperature of the |
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Explains Diffuse Interstellar Bands? 8 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Pass (More) |
8 "The great problem with DIBs, apparent from the earliest observations, was that their central wavelengths |
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Explains Sonoluminescence? 9 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
9 Sonoluminescence is another total mystery to tEmP theories. |
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Says a black hole is a singularity? 10 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
10 When tEmP theories use the word 'singularity', they usually mean a point that is infinitely small. |
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Resolves information loss in black hole? 11 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
11 "The black hole information paradox results from the combination of quantum mechanics and general |
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Predicts maximum black hole gravity?12 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
12 The idea that a black hole could have a maximum gravity size was first suggested in COASALT 10: |
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Resolves galaxy rotation problem? 13 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
13 Explained by Spring-And-Loop Theory in COASALT 5: Gravity and COASALT 10: Black Holes Revisited, |
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Resolves the Hierarchy Problem? 14 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
14 The Hierarchy Problem is "the large discrepancy between aspects of the weak force and gravity. |
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Has simple model of how gravity works?15 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
15 How could tEmP theories have a simple model of gravity when they don't understand gravity? |
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Explains what the speed of light is? 16 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
16 Everything said about gravity above applies to the speed of light -- equations, but no low-lewel model. |
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Has a simple neutrino model? 17 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
17 When it comes to neutrinos, tEmP theories are essentially bankrupt. |
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Resolves neutrino mass issue? 18 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
18 Aside from Spring-And-Loop Theory, no theory will ever come close to resolving the neutrino mass issue. |
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Explains FTL neutrinos? 19 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
19 Faster-than-light neutrinos break General Relativity, and send shockwaves through tEmP theories. |
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Can explain dark energy? 20 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
20 Dark energy is a titanic embarrassment to tEmP theories. Their only hope is invention. Duct tape. |
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Doesn't need dark matter? 21 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
21 "Dark matter" = a broken model of gravity. |
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Has unresolved deal-breakers? 22 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
22 tEmP theories are minefields. Positively brimming with deal-breakers. Yet all are supported by |
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Thinks inflation theory is reasonable? 23 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
23 There should be a top ten list of things that are killing physics. |
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Invents new particles to fix issues? 24 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
24 Did you know that the inflationary theory comes with a new particle: the inflaton? |
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Requires Super Partner particles? 25 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | PASS |
25 Ah, SUSY, we hardly knew ya. |
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Requires particle families? 26 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS |
26 More Bondo from tEmP theories. |
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Requires superposition? 27 | FAIL | N.A. | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | PASS | PASS |
27 Mathematics, jealous of the publicity Physics has (unfairly) gained over the years, |
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Requires wavefunction collapse? 28 | FAIL | N.A. | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | PASS | PASS |
28 The wonderful thing about tEmP theories is how they grow and spread. |
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Accepts "plus attracts minus" miracle? 29 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | Unknown | PASS |
29 The funny thing about miracles? Whenever you desperately need one, it magically appears! |
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Accepts "spooky action at a distance"? 30 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | Unknown | PASS |
30 Despite extending Newton's gravitational equation, Einstein was never comfortable with gravity's |
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Requires stationary states of motion? 31 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | Unknown | PASS |
31 It is one thing to come up with mumble jumble like "stationary states of motion". |
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Tries to treat a muon like an electron? 32 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | Unknown | PASS |
32 This one stems from tEmP theories being too much in bed with the idea of particle families. |
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Thinks negative experiments are proof? 33 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | Unknown | PASS |
33 Last time I checked, absence of evidence is still not evidence of absence. |
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Requires dogmatic acceptance? 34 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS |
34 Ever heard the phrase "Shut up and calculate"? |
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Thinks particle smashing is useful? 35 | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | Unknown | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS |
35 When you have a $10 billion dollar hammer, everything looks like a nail...that you can use to build |
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Has ludicrous fudge factors & infinities? 36 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | Unknown | PASS |
36 The most touted parts of the Standard Model -- the supposed unifications of QED, QCD & QFD -- are |
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Improves on the Standard Model? 37 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
37 It is fascinating to realize how few of tEmP theories have enough guts to call the Standard Model what it is: |
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Improves on General Relativity? 38 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
38 Ok, it might not have made it to the front page of "Joe's Science World", but Spring-And-Loop Theory |
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Improves on Quantum Mechanics? 39 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
39 tEmP theories genuflect to Quantum Mechanics. |
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Improves on String Theory? 40 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | N.A. | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
40 String improves on String Theory. |
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Improves on Quantum Field Theory? 41 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | N.A. | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
41 Fundamentals >> probabilities & can't knows |
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Improves on Gauge Theory? 42 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | N.A. | FAIL | PASS |
42 I ask you, how hard is it to improve on this:"In physics, a gauge theory is a type of field theory |
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Improves on Loop Quantum Gravity? 43 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | N.A. | PASS |
43 I hope Loop Quantum Gravity amounts to something. |
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Is a Theory of Everything? 44 | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
44 Today, the Existing mainstream Physics theories are farther away from being "theories of everything" |
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SUMMARY | Standard | General | Quantum | String | Quantum | Gauge | Loop Quantum | Spring-And-Loop |
Model | Relativity | Mechanics | Theory | Field Theory | Theory | Gravity | Theory | |
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