Week 5: Symmetry and Sacred Geometry

Eastern philosophy has been helping me to understand symmetry and asymmetry, especially the principles of yin and yang.  The four principles of yin and yang are opposition, mutual consumption, interdependence or  mutual reliance upon the each other, and  inter-transformation or mutually changing nature into the other. I  think of symmetry as yin and asymmetry as yang.  In order to define symmetry and asymmetry you would need to find extreme examples of the others nature. For Symmetry you need an object's relative position of parts  to be divisible across a dividing line, median plane, about a center, or axis.  Asymmetry would be the unequal divisibility of the objects relative position of parts. To create the world we live in now you would multiple interactions such as opposition, mutual consumption, interdependence, and inter-transformation between symmetry and asymmetry. There are times when asymmetry gives rise to symmetry such as the imperfections on tree bark but step away and look at the bark from a distance, the imperfections reflect a uniform tree bark with that imperfection repeated at consistent intervals. This would be an example of interdependence.


My understanding of CP violation is that there is more matter in the universe than antimatter. I think that the antimatter is constantly being transformed into matter.  I based this off the law of conservation of energy, no energy is created nor destroyed within a closed system. The closed sytem for this scenario is the conversion of antimatter into matter.  Humans haven't developed the right technology to measure this phenomenon yet.

I believe a fractal is one of the connections between sacred geometry and physics. I think a fractal is sacred geometry due to the fact the pattern of the fractal can be replicated at every scale.  Fractals role in physics would be to help give visuals of the atomic particles like quarks, protons, and neutrons.

this article is old but it did help me understand CP violation better.

http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/28092
 

Week 4: Energy, Matter, and Force

I know E=mc2 has provided many uses such as nuclear power plants, medical testing machinies, and open the doors for understanding atomic particles. For me, my favorite use for E=mc2 is the creation of science fiction story-lines such as Star-trek, World War Z, and the Avengers.

I would compare the four forces in relation to how their size influences their actions.  Gravity, for example, is considered the weakest of the four forces because it takes a tremendous amount of mass to create a very powerful gravitational field.  Electromagnetism has similar properties to gravity such as infinite range but differs in that electromagnetism can  have attractive and repulsive attributes that will combine or cancel each others attributes. For electromagnetism, the stronger the attractive force field generated means a smaller overall mass, and the weaker repulsive force is generated by a larger overall mass.   For the nuclear forces, they are both very strong because they work on the atomic nucleus level.  Weak nuclear force is considered less strong because the messenger particles can not always transmit it's strength because the particles are very large and slow. Strong nuclear force has the responsiblity of keeping atomice particles organized within each other.  This takes a  great amount of force to keep quarks inside protons and neutrons.  Not to mention this same force must keep the protons and neutrons inside the atomic nuclei.

In my opinion, I think gravity's duty is to be the communicator between the remaining forces.  Gravity may act as the initiator or reactor depending on what the other forces need to create or maintain their force field. Another task of the communicator is to combine or separate the forces as needed for what the situation is called for.  The reason that gravity is considered the weakest may be so that it has a less invasive way of interacting with the other forces.

Week 2: Quantam Mechanics

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Week 2 Quantam Mechanics

I really struggled to apply and how to use the uncertainty principle.  My understanding is that part of the uncertainty principle  suggests the act of observing has an effect on what ever phenomena is being observed. The other part states that the observer cannot record an accurate measurement due to the fact that one person cannot simultaneously record the position and momentum of an object. Essentially this means the observer must choose between capturing a precise moment or  compromise by capturing the overall effect of the moment. 

The first example that came to mind was, could the crash of a tree still be heard if no one or nothing was there to observe the fall. My second thought was measuring the effects of drugs to the overall health of a person.


In my opinion, causality is a very natural and normal phenomena. Causality is the relationship between cause and effect. By placing tools to record the sound of a tree's crash, I have already changed the environment of the tree.  I will have directly or indirectly altered the tree's course. Since every person has a slightly different constitution, how can drug companies create a universal drug to fit everyone's constitution.

I believe the universe is very strange. How can the nature of the universe allow for so many disruptions to its nature, and still keep functioning. Perhaps the universe sees the disruptions as a way to keep evolving.  For example the tree falling, could be the first step in creating a home for an animal or a signal to warn others that the ground is not stable. Tinkering with drugs, allows for discovering how to extend life, what shortens life, and what reactions to expect from different constitutions.

Week 3: Synchronicity

My evidence for synchronicity is non-locality. Non locality is the ability of objects to instantaneously  exchange information at a distance. This can be proven in thought experiments such as the metaphorical sphinx viewer.

I think because of the interaction between non-locality and entanglement, all  objects are intimately connected. By intimately connected I mean by forces seen and unseen creating a relationship between   objects.