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Bubbles in the Quantum Foam
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Bubbles in the Quantum Foam |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Quantum foam, also referred to as spacetime foam, is a concept in quantum mechanics, devised by John Wheeler in 1955. The foam is supposedly the foundations of the fabric of the universe, but it can also be used as a qualitative description of subatomic spacetime turbulence at extremely small distances of the order of the Planck length. At such small scales of time and space the uncertainty principle allows particles and energy to briefly come into existence, and then annihilate, without violating conservation laws. As the scale of time and space being discussed shrinks, the energy of the virtual particles increases. Since energy curves spacetime according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, this suggests that at sufficiently small scales the energy of the fluctuations would be large enough to cause significant departures from the smooth spacetime seen at larger scales, giving spacetime a "foamy" character. However, without a theory of quantum gravity it is impossible to be certain what spacetime would look like at these scales, since it is thought that existing theories do not give accurate predictions in this domain. However, observations of radiation from nearby quasars by Floyd Stecker of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have placed strong limits on the possible violations of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity implied by the existence of quantum foam. – Wikipedia. Bubbles in the Quantum Foam Poverty. Borrowed tin plates serving sparse meals. Three stark rooms sparingly furnished. Explosion. No work. Relocation, youthful confusion, resentment. A new reality, of alcoholics, and the mildly deranged: fellow students in a new school with a very different curriculum. Mining camp fights, where freedom carries its own route to oblivion. Repeated relocation, and imposed regimentation: new skills, and travel thrills in my own personal globe. Planes, capital cities, acquired graces and horrid gaffes: progression through confusion. Discovery, in Sri Lanka, of alternatives, of freedoms linked to grave responsibility. Cobbled streets of Bucharest, no hope, no direction, no love. Lost, then brilliant redemption. High Commissioner's table in Delhi, with conversation to soothe philosophical soul: intellectual signposts to Dharma. Tranquillity, on a hill above the Atlantic, with Cosmic wind in the pines, enhancing Brahman's Spark. All slices of Being: bubbles in the Quantum Foam, unexpected, unexplained. When is happening Now. Sutra 4: Do not expect your Path to be smooth. It will have rocks, slippery portions, and parts that are washed away completely. Persevere. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
AH..and of the borax mines of boron...have you ever seen the year stained metals of the mammoth dump trucks or heard how their electric souls howl like well worn wolves? enjoyed the sparce clutter of energy in your work guy!! |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
AH- Terrific time line. As always I appreciate you intro info. ~L |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
DS: Have worked in the gold mines of Timmins, and in the uranium mines of Elliot Lake, where the equipment was on a smaller scale, but I am familiar with the giant trucks, and the overwhelming power of them. Electric souls indeed! Thank you, Lori. In my "Quantum Shift" series, I try to set the scene with the intro quotes. Namaste all Sutra 6: If your Path seems to be sprinkled with shards of glass, you should examine each shard to ensure it is not a diamond. |
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