Johnny5

How? PS: Only if your system of probability has two values, 0,1.

I didn't say you would assume any such thing.

You typed all that up for this conversation? Latex is easy to explain, I'll show you how later.

[math] G = 6.672 \times 10^{-11} \frac{m^3}{Kg s^2} [/math] c^4 has units of meters^4/seconds^4 So c^4/G is going to have units of... Kg ss/mmm (mmmm/ssss) = Kg m/ss units of force, as you said. So if i divide hbar c by the natural force unit c^4/G, then i will have a quantity of area, in units of square meters. Ok.. so

Ok... [math] h = 6.626 \times 10^{-34} \frac{kgm^2}{s} [/math] [math] \hbar \equiv \frac{h}{2\pi} = 1.054 \times 10^{-34} \frac{kgm^2}{s} [/math] [math] c = 299792458 \frac{m}{s} [/math] [math] \hbar c = (1.054 \times 10^{-34} )(299792458 ) = 3.16 \times 10^{-26} \frac{kg m^3}{s^2} [/math] So... 1 newton = 1 kilogram meter/second2 So, in units of Newton meter2 we have: [math] \hbar c = 3.16 \times 10^{-26} N m^2 [/math] Since h is a constant, 2pi is a constant, and c is a constant, it follows that hbar times c is a constant. You called it a coupling constant. I still don't understand that. I can clearly see that hbar c has units of force times area. but what is getting coupled to what? And the units of force times area are equivalent to units of energy times length, since force times length has units of energy, I see that too. Just to repeat you, "The force between two gravitating masses depends upon the distance between their centers of inertia, in such a way that the force, when multiplied by the square of the distance... is a constant of nature)." I took some liberty. So therefore, if you increase the distance between the two gravitating masses, then the force between them must decrease so that the product of the force, and the center to center distance squared... remains equal to hbarc. Yes ok I think i have that. And also, you can replace "gravitating masses" by "electric charges" the result is the same.

What is LISA? What is a gravitational wave? When I ask what is a gravitational wave, I guess I want to know what is waving (what medium does the wave travel in), what induces the wave, what is the wavespeed measured relative to, what governs the amplitude of the wave, and its frequency. Are gravitons, and gravity waves mutually exclusive?

I bet it would be fun. Regards

No. Uncertainty will obey binary logic. either you are uncertain or you aren't uncertain probability can take on a range of values between zero and one. I can prove to you what I say, with the following experiment designed to demonstrate that probability is not a measure of belief. I give you a bag with 100 things in it, and I tell you that if a thing is in the bag then the thing is a swan, and if a thing isn't in the bag, then the thing isn't a swan. You now know there are exactly 100 swans in existence, even though you have never seen a swan, nor has any definition been given. You then take out your first swan, and note that it is white. I then ask you what is the probability that all swans are white, and without thinking you just perform the following calculation P(all swans are white) = 1/100. You then map this number to your uncertainty. You then pull out 49 more swans, and each of them was white. Again I ask you what is the probability that all swans are white, and without thinking you perform the following calculation: P(all swans are white) = 50/100 = 1/2 Currently, you neither doubt, nor believe all swans are white, but you respond to me by saying 1/2. You pull out 49 more swans and note that all of them are white. Again I ask my now famous question, "What is the probability that all swans are white?" And without thinking you respond 99/100. You then map this number to your own uncertainty. You now respond to me by saying, "I currently believe that all swans are white, and doubt that there is at least one swan that isn't white." You now pull the last swan out of the bag, and note that it is black, are you surprised? Regards

LOL, no an old fashioned clock.

Those pressure suits won't allow a human being to sustain an acceleration of 1000g will they? Something else is needed. I probably should have said, "won't allow a human being to sustain a force of 1000g" Regards

Have you ever actually built one of those? I'd imagine it must be incredibly complicated.

Exactly how does one compute the Planck time (sometimes I see the factor of 8pi in it, other times no), and more importantly, how does one interpret it? Thank you

How would you determine which point is the farthest point?

There is no piece of solid matter which is a line. The center of inertia of a macroscopic three dimensional body, such as a billiard ball is literally a point, with a location in space. As the ball moves relative to the rest of the material in the universe, the center of inertia of the ball moves in certain reference frames. The path that is traced out by the center of inertia, is a curve, which is a kind of line. But the line isn't real. But of course, time changes discretely, so that the curve is really a sequence of tiny dots. Setting all that aside, forget about curves for now, and answer me this: What is a straight line? Kind regards

This is false.

Does space have inertia? Can I push off the vacuum?

I give you a circle, but I don't tell you where the center is. The only tools you have, are a compass, and a straightedge. How do you locate the center of the circle?

Not calling you a liar, I just want to know if there is another name for it that I might know. Doesn't look like it though.

What is it that makes you say that longer wavelengths are poorer at measuring position, than shorter wavelengths. I presume your answer will make use of the relations: [math] E = \hbar \omega [/math] [math] p = \hbar k [/math] [math] c = f \lambda [/math] [math] k \equiv \frac {2\pi}{\lambda} [/math] [math] \omega \equiv 2\pi f [/math]