Posted by Cam W. on May 18, 2000, at 23:34:31
In reply to Re: Editorial Concern, Too, posted by bob on May 18, 2000, at 22:53:53
A fairly modern example out of physics is string theory, which was slammed as sham science for more than fifteen years because it proposed ideas contrary to the general model of the time (which in those fifteen years was poked through with experimental holes to the point of transparency). It also required an understanding of a branch of mathematics that most physicists knew nothing about, and did not care to learn in order to be better critics of the theory. Or, at least, so goes the story as I've heard it told....
bob - I have followed the superstring theory for the past 12 years, at least. Actually, I like the offshoot, "superrings" theory, but using elipses of the rings rather than circular rings (all these terms being relative, of course), believing (in my naivety) that this will clear up some of the mathematical conundrums. I try to avoid most of the math as much as possible, though. It gives me a pain in my M-branes. Want to share structure of universe theories via e-mail? - Cam
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