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Re: What's the Difference between a T.O.E. & a Grand Unified Field? - 10-27-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by neutralino View Post
If you want an actual scientific answer, then a grand unified theory is a theory in which three of the the fundamental forces are unified (strong, weak, electromagnetic) whereas a "theory of everything" would be a theory that unifies all four fundamental forces (i.e. gravity with the above three).
Thank you, Neutralino:

There are some more thoughts on this in Parts I thru Pt VII at
http://forums.delphiforums.com/EinsteinGroupie.
If you peruse it, I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on the inclusion of gravity for a TOE.
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