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**Turbo-ip** · 11-14-2007, 08:10 PM

dear friends,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...scisurf114.xml

you can check out his paper here. lots of math that i don't understand, but from what i do understand it seems correct;

http://arxiv.org/pdf/0711.0770

be well, be love.

david

surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything
by roger highfield, science editor
last updated: 6:01pm gmt 14/11/2007

an impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the holy grail of physics, which as received rave reviews from scientists.

garrett lisi, 39, has a doctorate but no university affiliation and spends most of the year surfing in hawaii, where he has also been a hiking guide and bridge builder (when he slept in a jungle yurt).

in winter, he heads to the mountains near lake tahoe, nevada, where he snowboards. "being poor sucks," lisi says. "it's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month."

despite this unusual career path, his proposal is remarkable because, by the arcane standards of particle physics, it does not require highly complex mathematics.

even better, it does not require more than one dimension of time and three of space, when some rival theories need ten or even more spatial dimensions and other bizarre concepts. and it may even be possible to test his theory, which predicts a host of new particles, perhaps even using the new large hadron collider atom smasher that will go into action near geneva next year.

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Turbo-ip Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything dear friends, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...scisurf114.xml you can check out his paper here. lots of math that i don't understand, but from what i do understand it seems correct; http://arxiv.org/pdf/0711.0770 be well, be love. david surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything by roger highfield, science editor last updated: 6:01pm gmt 14/11/2007 an impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the holy grail of physics, which as received rave reviews from scientists. garrett lisi, 39, has a doctorate but no university affiliation and spends most of the year surfing in hawaii, where he has also been a hiking guide and bridge builder (when he slept in a jungle yurt). in winter, he heads to the mountains near lake tahoe, nevada, where he snowboards. "being poor sucks," lisi says. "it's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month." despite this unusual career path, his proposal is remarkable because, by the arcane standards of particle physics, it does not require highly complex mathematics. even better, it does not require more than one dimension of time and three of space, when some rival theories need ten or even more spatial dimensions and other bizarre concepts. and it may even be possible to test his theory, which predicts a host of new particles, perhaps even using the new large hadron collider atom smasher that will go into action near geneva next year.
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