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Physicists Prove Surprising Rule of Threes
Quanta Magazine ^ | May 27, 2014 | Natalie Wolchover

Posted on 05/30/2014 12:01:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin

...40 years after a Soviet nuclear physicist proposed an outlandish theory that trios of particles can arrange themselves in an infinite nesting-doll configuration, experimentalists have reported strong evidence that this bizarre state of matter is real.

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While most forces act between pairs, such as the north and south poles of a magnet or a planet and its sun, Efimov identified an effect that requires three components to spring into action. Together, the components form a state of matter similar to Borromean rings, an ancient symbol of three interconnected circles in which no two are directly linked. The so-called Efimov “trimer” could consist of a trio of protons, a triatomic molecule or any other set of three particles, as long as their properties were tuned to the right values. And in a surprising flourish, this hypothetical state of matter exhibited an unheard-of feature: the ability to range in size from practically infinitesimal to infinite.

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Efimov had shown that when three particles come together, a special confluence of their forces creates the Borromean rings effect: Though one is not enough, the effects of two particles can conspire to bind a third. The nesting-doll feature — called discrete scale invariance — arose from a symmetry in the equation describing the forces between three particles. If the particles satisfied the equation when spaced a certain distance apart, then the same particles spaced 22.7 times farther apart were also a solution. This number, called a “scaling factor,” emerged from the mathematics as inexplicably as pi, the ratio between a circle’s circumference and diameter.

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Eight years later, the competition to observe a series of Efimov states has ended in a photo finish. “What you see is three groups, in three different countries, reporting these multiple Efimov states all within about one month,”

(Excerpt) Read more at simonsfoundation.org ...


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To: Mount Athos

The Vedas described the natural world as being an interaction of three fundamental forces, as well as force itself manifesting as interacting triplets, thousands of years before Western discussions of the Trinity.


41 posted on 05/30/2014 2:21:08 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

hey, give the dude a break. The best way to be right all the time is to deny reality and invent your own...


42 posted on 05/30/2014 2:54:57 PM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: BenLurkin

My wife and I have our own theory about threes....as in bad things happen in threes. Many times that’s turned out to be true. But the bad things have to happen within a week for the theory to hold.


43 posted on 05/30/2014 3:02:46 PM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: BenLurkin
It always comes in threes...


44 posted on 05/30/2014 3:11:16 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Talisker

The only science they have is the medicine they learned from the Levitical Priests.

There is no science in pagan pantheism.

Their culture is younger than the Chaldean/Hebrew culture.


45 posted on 05/30/2014 3:56:38 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BenLurkin

Its like “tiling,” except in 3D at the atomic level.

For things to ‘fit’ together, there must be some kind of edge to edge relationship, but at the particle level the ‘edges’ are kind of fuzzy.


46 posted on 05/30/2014 4:00:28 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Hegewisch Dupa

Yep, that’s your way for sure!


47 posted on 05/30/2014 4:01:20 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Talisker

Why don’t you go ahead and tell him what the “fudamental” forces are made of and look really spiffy!
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48 posted on 05/30/2014 4:04:28 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
The only science they have is the medicine they learned from the Levitical Priests. There is no science in pagan pantheism. Their culture is younger than the Chaldean/Hebrew culture.

Thanks for sharing.

LOL

49 posted on 05/30/2014 4:39:26 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Not going to share those “Fundamental” forces with us?


50 posted on 05/30/2014 6:46:52 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
Not going to share those “Fundamental” forces with us?

What exactly are you asking of me? I told you that the Vedas teach that the fundamental forces of creation operate as a triplet. What's your problem?

51 posted on 05/30/2014 7:24:28 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Tell us what those forces are made of; that’s important.


52 posted on 05/30/2014 7:54:39 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
Tell us what those forces are made of; that’s important.

You are disturbed. Can you tell me what the fundamental forces of nature are? Can physicists? Why do I have to be able to tell you such a thing, when I merely pointed out that the Vedas teach that these fundamental forces are a triplet, and that that corresponds to the triplet nature physics discovered, as reported by this article?

Where do you get off repeatedly asking foolish questions you can't answer yourself? That have no relevance to the discussion? What would you like me to call these fundamental forces - more words? If the words aren't in English, are they therefore wrong? Can you explain what, exactly "energy" is? LOL, go for it. Or be quiet and go bother someone else with your foolishness.

53 posted on 05/31/2014 5:14:59 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

You deliberately omit the info that shows the Vedas to be pixie farts or less.

You are indeed disturbed.


54 posted on 05/31/2014 7:29:03 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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55 posted on 05/31/2014 7:32:06 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Talisker

So they’ve reinforced the error longer. I don’t think it’s that impressive.


56 posted on 06/01/2014 6:58:14 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD

But to carry all that stuff on the back of a Turtle, now that’s impressive!

Viva pagan wisdom...


57 posted on 06/01/2014 9:48:58 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
You deliberately omit the info that shows the Vedas to be pixie farts or less.

You are indeed disturbed.

Oh that was an intelligent reply.

Thanks for proving my point.

58 posted on 06/01/2014 6:09:19 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

You have no point.

You posted nonsense thinking that some would see it as erudition, but the vedas are simply willful ignorance coupled with fanciful foolishness.
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59 posted on 06/01/2014 6:31:40 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
You have no point. You posted nonsense thinking that some would see it as erudition, but the vedas are simply willful ignorance coupled with fanciful foolishness.

Bye.

60 posted on 06/01/2014 6:55:13 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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