the mystery of probability

[Max™]

I don't see why the assumption that the things you will do in the future being real events in spacetime, eliminates your interaction, I guess.

[AntonioLao]

sticks you to a given track

One foot on a track does not allow a 3rd track.

[Profpat]

One foot on a track does not allow a 3rd track.

Hi Antonio:

I read somewhere on the internet the fact that we have our universe is evidence that symmetry is approximate and not absolute.

That to mean would indicate the laws of probability trumps symmetry.

Your thoughts sir.

Best,

Pat

[AntonioLao]

This could impy that H+ and H- symmetry are spontaneously broken meaning certain directions are preferred more than another.

[Profpat]

This could impy that H+ and H- symmetry are spontaneously broken meaning certain directions are preferred more than another.

Or flipping a coin a trillion/trillion times may leave you with a few million extra heads over tails or vice versa. Not that one side is preferred or not just part of probability theory which states this is possible.

[AntonioLao]

According to the law of probability the distribution tends toward the normal.

[Profpat]

According to the law of probability the distribution tends toward the normal.

Thats true Antonio, the key word is tends. I'm sure you don't believe that after flipping a coin billion of times that there will be an equal amount of heads and tails, though that is a possibility. Highly unlikely. I believe the latest estimate is that for every 1,000,000,000 particles of antimatter there is 1,000,000,001 particles of matter. Yes it does tend towards normal.

Best,

Pat

P.S I think this is valid evidence that the universe TENDS towards symmetry. Which is a good thing, because if we had ABSOLUTE symmetry we wouldn't be here having our enjoyable discussions.

[AntonioLao]

In standard normal continuous distibution the expected mean is always zero. See http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NormalDistribution.html

[Max™]

Actually it is evidence it tends to reduce symmetries.

Though I still argue that there are a lot of anti-quarks locked up in the form of dark matter. :P

[AntonioLao]

However, arguments not supportable by experiments are simply vacuous predictions. On the other hand, the existence of spacetime quanta can be supported by the experimental truth of a successful cold fusion reaction.