Various physics-related news:<\/p>\n
If there are theories about me, I\u2019d rather not know. Astrophysics \u2013 now that\u2019s fascinating. String theory, worm holes, the expanding universe, the Big Bang versus the Big Bounce \u2013 those are the kind of theories that make you feel like living and understanding the mystery of the world. Film theory is just a pain in the ass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nUpdate<\/strong>: One more. David Gross will be back in Princeton this week, giving talks on gravity<\/a> and particle physics<\/a>. I may head down Thursday to revisit scenes of my youth.<\/p>\nUpdate<\/strong>: I just watched some of the KITP dark matter “debates”, see here<\/a>. Highly recommended if you want to hear informative exchanges between experts on the subject, see especially the Dan Hooper talk<\/a> (and the MOND\/dark matter debate here<\/a>). <\/p>\n
Update<\/strong>: For machine learning experts who want to try their hand at an HEP data analysis problem, a Kaggle competition to build a track reconstruction algorithm opened yesterday. For details, see here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nUpdate<\/strong>: Gross’s Princeton talk on the “Future of Particle Physics” was not much different than this one<\/a> from a couple years ago (with the enthusiasm for supersymmetry deleted). I was thinking of writing something about this, comparing it to similar talks from way back when (see for instance here<\/a>). Probably better though to wait for a better opportunity to write something substantive about where the path followed by Gross and others over the years has ended up.<\/p>\n
\nUpdate<\/strong>: Video of the David Gross Princeton talk on the Future of Particle Physics is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Various physics-related news: The LHC is back in business doing physics, with intensity ramp-up for the 2018 run ongoing. Today the machine is colliding 1551 bunches of protons, ultimate goal is to get to 2556 bunches. They are at least … Continue reading