Monday, December 5, 2011
String Theory Fitting Observations
Theories are evolving, and need time to become complete or abolished by observations. Many theories have been proposed over time that were false or partially false, and scientists with better tools and ideas enhance them, or prove them incorrect. The Theory of Relativity and the Standard Model explain the forces of the small and the large. When put together, the theories contrasted at the atomic level. Both of these theories have been proved by extensive experiments and, when left alone, make sense. The String Theory was proposed after both of these theories, and tied them together. The String Theory was better fit for the theory of the universe because it included gravity and the forces of the small explained in the Standard Model. The only problem is that there are no observations to prove it. From what the String Theory says, it will fit the observations of both theories better than the theories themselves do and fit a wider spectrum of observations. If scientists can find experiments that tie the String Theory to the ideas of both the Standard Model and the Theory of Relativity, the String Theory would be the ultimate example of a theory being able to fit observations better than an original theory and covering more observations than the original theory
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I completely agree with your stance that theories are evolving. New testing techniques can be found that prove them wrong. I liked how you used a current topic for evidence.
ReplyDeleteNice work! You did a great job providing a working example to support your stance. While explaining the issues with the String theory and the other theories of the universe, you effectively applied the subjects to the prompt. I'm impressed that you were able to respond to the prompt without actually referring to it until the conclusion sentence.
ReplyDeleteI like it Kat. As you probably know, I also discussed the String Theory on my blog. I didn't even think to mention that there can be no experiment to test the string theory. I think the fact that you mentioned that really helped answer the prompt.
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