171. David Gross, The coming revolutions in theoretical physics

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1. Ervin says:

   January 9, 2009 at 5:25 pm

   Hi Dmitry and Happy New Year!

   Wonder what makes you think Prof. Gross is one of the most qualified sources for these kind of predictions on the future of particle physics? Of course, I am not questioning his impressive record as a mentor. But my gut feeling is that the next revolution holds significant surprises for ALL of us. It seems to me that people like Prof. Gross belong to a school of thought that will be proven ineffective in the next decade of experimental findings. History has taught us that nobody can second guess Nature when it comes to an iminent paradigm shift.

   Cheers,

   Ervin

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2. Dmitry says:

   January 9, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   Dear Ervin,

   I think he is Ok As for the gut feeling, unfortunately, my gut feeling has failed me so many times in my life, and I have a gut feeling that I don’t have to believe to my gut feeling anymore But let us hope you are right.

   Cheers,
   Dmitry.

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3. Arjen Dijksman says:

   January 9, 2009 at 11:35 pm

   I enjoyed looking at this review of the key-points of string theory. In relation with the fact that string theory is conservatively-radical modification of the principles of physics, are there other theories or models that have that property?

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4. Dmitry says:

   January 10, 2009 at 12:05 am

   Hi Arjen,

   I would say that string theory does not have any real competitors if that’s what you ask.

   Cheers,
   Dmitry.

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