{"id":558,"date":"2016-06-24T13:31:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=558"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:39:31","slug":"appendix-z28-theory-of-everything-in-physics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=558","title":{"rendered":"APPENDIX Z28: Theory of Everything* (in Physics)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-height: 1100px\">\n<div class=\"pc pcae w0 h0\">\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h6d y42b ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">APPENDIX Z28:<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h6d y42c ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h6d y42d ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Theory of Everything* (in Physics)<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y42e ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\u201cA<span class=\"ff1c\"> theory of everything<span class=\"ff19\"> (<\/span>TOE<span class=\"ff19\">) or <span class=\"ff31\">\ue0c4nal theory<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n                is a\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y42f ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">putative theory of theoretical physics that fully<br \/>\n                explains\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y430 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">and links together all known physical phenomena,<br \/>\n                and\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y57f ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">predicts the outcome of <span class=\"ff2b\">any<\/span> experiment that could be\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y432 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">carried out <span class=\"ff2b\">in principle<span class=\"ff1b\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y434 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Many candidate theories of everything (in physics)\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y435 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">have been proposed by theor<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>etical physicists during\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y436 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">the twentieth century<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>, but<br \/>\n                none have been con\ue0c4rmed\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y437 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">experimentally<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>. The<br \/>\n                primary problem in pr<span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span>oducing a TOE is\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y438 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">that general relativity and quantum mechanics<br \/>\n                ar<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>e hard to\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y580 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">unify<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>. This is one of the<br \/>\n                unsolved problems in physics&#8230;.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y439 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">While loop quantum gravity [theory] attempts to<br \/>\n                unify\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y43a ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">quantum \ue0c4eld theory and general<br \/>\n                relativity\/gravitation,\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y43b ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">string theory and its successor M-theory<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>, remain the only\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y43d ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">prominent candidates as a theory of everything.\u201d\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h2d y43e ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h6e y381 ff1b fs27 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">*<span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span><span class=\"ff2b ls2b\">Wikipedia Online<span class=\"ff19 ws63\">, http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theory_of_everything <span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span>(accessed <span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span>April <span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span>25, <span class=\"_ _1\"><\/span>2012)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pc pcaf w0 h0\" style=\"top:500px\"><img class=\"bi x73 y8b4 w15 h7f\" alt=\"\" src=\"bgaf.png\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y35a ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">from the author \u2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h2d y422 ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y35b ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Summa, of course, fully embraces physics, and<br \/>\n                believes\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y423 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">that Q4P<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x6b h2b y8b5 ff19 fs20 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\u221e<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x6c h55 y423 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"> is by de\ue0c4nition fully synchronous with physics.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h2d y35c ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y35d ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Metaphysics is about painting a \u201cbold brush<br \/>\n                stroke\u201d\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y424 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">super<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>-macro overar<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ching conceptual Theory of Everything\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y35e ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">(meaning, a \u201creal deal\u201d Theory of T<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>ruly Everything). The\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y425 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">correct [overar<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ching]<br \/>\n                metaphysics theory would embrace\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y35f ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">within its fold the correct [overar<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ching] physics theory<span class=\"_ _e\"><\/span>.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y360 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">The author respectfully believes that ultimately<br \/>\n                physics will\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y426 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">be compelled to <span class=\"ff2c\">make<span class=\"ff1b\"> <span class=\"ff2b\">its way<\/span><\/span><\/span> to Q4P\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x96 h2b y8b6 ff19 fs20 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\u221e<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 xb5 h55 y426 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"> in order to <span class=\"ff2b\">cr<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>oss <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y361 ff2c fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">the \ue0c4nal theoretical bridge <span class=\"ff19\">in its quest for a Theory of <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y362 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Everything (in Physics), including Big Bang<br \/>\n                Theory<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y363 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Note that as a refer<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ence<br \/>\n                to their work, metaphysicians\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y428 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">avoid using that (TOE) terminology or a more pr<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ecise\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y364 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">phrase for metaphysics like \u201cMacro Theory of<br \/>\n                Everything,\u201d\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y365 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">because the terminology projects\/r<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>esonates as being too\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y429 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">presumptuous. But <span class=\"ff2c\">conceptual macr<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>o brush strokes<span class=\"ff1b\"> is <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y366 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">essentially what metaphysics is ultimately all<br \/>\n                about. Macro\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y367 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Everything. That is what metaphysicians are paid to<br \/>\n                do.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h2d y42a ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APPENDIX Z28: Theory of Everything* (in Physics) \u201cA theory of everything (TOE) or \ue0c4nal theory is a putative theory of theoretical physics that fully explains and links together all known physical phenomena, and predicts the outcome of any experiment that could be carried out in principle. Many candidate theories of everything (in physics) have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}