The string theory article.

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Dear Friends,

 

Here is the string theory article that I was talking about and also my mail to

the editor on the subject. Many of the readers of the newspaper have been

demanding that this concept of physics be discussed.

 

The link to the article:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050822/asp/knowhow/story_5129603.asp

 

My mail is attached below. Certain aspects in my letter I have already discussed

in this forum. We should realise that what the Indian philosophers had realised

was not bunkum. Today science is facing the same problems that our ancestors too

had faced and solved. Considering that the same people discovered ayurveda,

("discovered" because the principles are natural principles and are always

available. Nobody invented them.), I feel we must think twice before attempting

to deride the same. As Todd has pointed out we can however use modern

terminology to make it more comprehensible to those of us who do not know

sanskrit.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

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Dear Sir,

 

The article on string theory, (Where's the revolution? Aug22), immediately

brought to the mind the Hindu spiritual view that the universe is a projection

of the mind. Therefore the argument that humanity is the centre of the universe,

vide the anthropic principle, seems valid. The emergence of various dimensions

also explains the various spiritual worlds referred to in our scriptures. Again,

if the external world is a projection of our minds then the possibility of an

infinite number of solutions to the string theory equations becomes probable

because then we have as many worlds as there are people; past, present, and

future. It explains how each one of us has an unique view of the world, never

duplicated. This infinite probability also explains Lord Rama's statement in the

Ramayana that "Whatever the mind can conceive of can come to pass." The puzzle

before the scientists and their discomfiture at not having a physical model to

experiment on was also faced by the ancient

philosophers who realised that they could not ponder over the ultimate truth

without taking recourse to "mere" discussions. And they also realised that the

truth was beyond the mind and senses and hence indescribable,

"abangmanasagocharam". The truth can never be described or materially proved, it

can only be experienced. It is a pity that this profound concept is not accepted

by a majority of the physicists even though it stares them in the face. The

string theory proves the oneness of all creation. It disproves matter, giving

more importance to energy, and it also shows the interdependency and the

holistic nature of all creation. In the string theory there is no scope for the

bloated ego or for concepts like race, religious plurality, profits and

competition. It opens up wonderful possibilities for us to evolve out of the

present quagmire that is termed "civilisation."

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jagannath Chatterjee