>"Fred N. van Kempen" wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, der Mouse wrote:
> > That's part of it; the Pauli exclusion principle is also related.
> > The exclusion principle says that particles with non-integer spin
> > ...
> Guys, please, let's use the English language, and choose a subject
> most of us will understand. I for one flunked nuclear physics at
> uni, and there was a reason for that... kinda dont feel like being
> reminded of that now...
> Cheers, Fred
Jerome Fine replies:
Ummmmm ... I think the problem, Fred, is that the English language
was being used - perhaps that might be the reason why you ...
I don't normally jump in on these "discussions", but this was one
response I could not seem to resist.
Actually, I probably did not understand the explanation any more
than Fred did, however, I do realize that VERY small concentrations
of energy / matter are being discussed - and that is what makes all
the difference between what is ordinary and what takes place at
a level that is (almost?) totally beyond normal human senses. As
stated in this discussion, a lot of what is observed is not actually
understood as to the reasons WHY! Perhaps some theories
might explain some observations in a few centuries, but right
now I seem to understand that even electricity can't actually be
explained, only observed and measured.
Part of the reason is that the universe is a VERY delicate balance.
Change a few of the constants by even a small percentage and
life as we observe it here on the Earth could not exist. Just one
example is H2O. It is one of the few compounds which is lighter
in the normal (or usual) frozen state than in the liquid state with
which is is in contact. Ice bergs FLOAT!! I don't know or
understand enough to provide other specific examples, let alone
describe even a few of the states of frozen H2O.
At the other end of the spectrum, the VERY (IMPOSSIBLY?)
LARGE, other very interesting things (phenomenon) also occur.
Black holes are just one example.
Our universe is extremely interesting!
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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Received on Wed Nov 05 2003 - 21:11:28 GMT