planck's constant-TOE

[marksnl1]

Hi all,
does anyone have any (philosophical) ideas about Planck's Constant (not Dirac's Constant) vis-a-vis TOE ?
Thanks,
Mark

[ZenClone]

I was just reading a few things about Plancks Constant and TOE
(in the book "Scientific Genius; the 20 greatest minds - by Jim Glenn)

It suggested that No Theory of Everything will emerge; or worse, the ultimate understanding will be written in inscrutible mathematics.

Plancks constant "exposed new paradoxes concerning intertwined discrete and continuous properties of matter and energy, simultaneous particle-like and wavelike behavior"...
The uncertainty principle.

I am a physics novice, but I find it peculiar I was trying to learn a few things on this subject, and stumbled upon this thread and some paragraphs concerning e = hv.



Quantum Imagination... Chaotic Time...
Theres so much I don't know

[harmonygirl]

ZC, I will try to pick up this book, but I actually think the TOE will be simple, just something that was in front of us that we didn't see or didn't question...this is a gut instinct of mine...

[ZenClone]

ZC, I will try to pick up this book, but I actually think the TOE will be simple, just something that was in front of us that we didn't see or didn't question...this is a gut instinct of mine...

There are a few paragraphs I found in the book regarding TOE, HarmonyGirl. I was looking for stuff concerning gravity, and there it was... 'coincidently'

It describes 20 scientific geniuses from Aristotle to Linus Pauling
A good bit of history and hard science. Good pictures and graphs..
Bought it at Barnes and Nobles few years back.. (Crescent Books, 1996)

Funny, no women mentioned... typical. I think Madamme Curie was pretty amazing! and shoulda' been included.

It makes a great Coffee table book. and theres lots of interesting bits in there as well.

Pondering...

Curie ( Ci ) - measures radiation: 3.7 x 10 ^10 disintegrations/second
(...in case anyone was wondering, forgot, or just looking for a sentence to read )