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The '''Theory of Geometric Unity''' is an attempt by Eric Weinstein to produce a unified field theory by recovering the different, seemingly incompatible geometries of fundamental physics from a general structure with minimal assumptions | The '''Theory of Geometric Unity''' is an attempt by Eric Weinstein to produce a unified field theory by recovering the different, seemingly incompatible geometries of fundamental physics from a general structure with minimal assumptions. For the latest updates on the theory, visit [https://geometricunity.org/ geometricunity.org]. | ||
* A first video presentation of the theory is available on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7rd04KzLcg Youtube] | |||
* A transcript of the talk is available [[A_Portal_Special_Presentation-_Geometric_Unity:_A_First_Look|here]]. | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0_nMaQ6tA#t=2h16m27s Discussion on the Joe Rogan show] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_aN8NnoeO0 PBS SpaceTime] | |||
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== Eric Discussing Geometric Unity == | == Eric Discussing Geometric Unity == | ||
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| Into the Impossible (Dr. Brian Keating) || [[Eric Weinstein & Garrett Lisi: Theories (& Experiments) of Everything LIVE! (YouTube Content)|Eric Weinstein & Garrett Lisi: Theories (& Experiments) of Everything LIVE!]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCKCQNFsJUw Watch] || 2021-01-21 | | Into the Impossible (Dr. Brian Keating) || [[Eric Weinstein & Garrett Lisi: Theories (& Experiments) of Everything LIVE! (YouTube Content)|Eric Weinstein & Garrett Lisi: Theories (& Experiments) of Everything LIVE!]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCKCQNFsJUw Watch] || 2021-01-21 | ||
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== Eric Twitter Threads == | |||
== History == | |||
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== Motivations == | |||
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<blockquote style="width:500px">"The source code of the universe is overwhelmingly likely to determine a purely geometric operating system written in a uniform programming language." - Eric Weinstein </blockquote> | <blockquote style="width:500px">"The source code of the universe is overwhelmingly likely to determine a purely geometric operating system written in a uniform programming language." - Eric Weinstein </blockquote> | ||
== Project Ideas == | |||
* Unpack Eric's first talk by providing additional explanations for the concepts and problems introduced. One possible format would be to annotate it in a [https://genius.com/web-annotator Genius.com] format. | |||
* Organize voice/video chats to watch the talk together and stop every few minutes to discuss it. (Multiple calls would be needed to go through the whole talk.) | |||
== Key Ideas == | == Key Ideas == | ||
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=== Problem Nr. 1: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity is not a proper Gauge Theory === | === Problem Nr. 1: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity is not a proper Gauge Theory === | ||
* From Einstein's general relativity, we take the Einstein projection of the curvature tensor of the Levi-Civita connection | * From Einstein's general relativity, we take the Einstein projection of the curvature tensor of the Levi-Civita connection $$\nabla$$ of the metric $$P_E(F_{\nabla})$$ | ||
* From Yang-Mills-Maxwell-Anderson-Higgs theory of gauge fields, we take the adjoint exterior derivative coupled to a connection | * From Yang-Mills-Maxwell-Anderson-Higgs theory of gauge fields, we take the adjoint exterior derivative coupled to a connection $$d^\star_A F_A$$ | ||
'''Idea:''' What if the | '''Idea:''' What if the $$F$$'s are the same in both contexts? | ||
Further, supposing these | Further, supposing these $$F$$'s are the same, then why apply two different operators? Β | ||
'''Thus the question becomes:''' Is there any opportunity to combine these two operators? | '''Thus the question becomes:''' Is there any opportunity to combine these two operators? | ||
A problem is that the hallmark of the Yang-Mills theory is the freedom to choose the data, the internal quantum numbers that give all the particles their personalities beyond the mass and the spin. We can allow the gauge group of symmetries to act on both sides of the equation, but the key problem is that: | A problem is that the hallmark of the Yang-Mills theory is the freedom to choose the data, the internal quantum numbers that give all the particles their personalities beyond the mass and the spin. We can allow the gauge group of symmetries to act on both sides of the equation, but the key problem is that: $$P_E(F_{\nabla h}) \neqΒ h^{-1} P_E(F_{\nabla}) h $$. If we act on connections on the right and then take the Einstein projection, this is not equal to first taking the projection and then conjugating with the gauge action. The gauge rotation is only acting on one of the two factors. Yet the projection is making use of both of them. So there is a fundamental incompatibility in the claim that Einstein's theory is a gauge theory relies more on analogy than an exact mapping between the two theories. | ||
=== Problem Nr. 2: Spinors are sensitive to the metric === | === Problem Nr. 2: Spinors are sensitive to the metric === | ||
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"So if we're going to take the spin-2 | "So if we're going to take the spin-2 $$G_{\mu\nu}$$ field to be quantum mechanical, if it blinks out and does whatever the quantum does between observations. In the case of the photon, it is saying that the waves may blink out, but the ocean need not blink out. In the case of the Dirac theory, it is the ocean, the medium, in which the waves live that becomes uncertain itself. So even if you're comfortable with the quantum, to me, this becomes a bridge too far. So the question is: "How do we liberate the definition?" | ||
How do we get the metric out from its responsibilities? It's been assigned far too many responsibilities. It is responsible for a volume form; for differential operators; it's responsible for measurement; it's responsible for being a dynamical field, part of the field content of the system." | How do we get the metric out from its responsibilities? It's been assigned far too many responsibilities. It is responsible for a volume form; for differential operators; it's responsible for measurement; it's responsible for being a dynamical field, part of the field content of the system." | ||
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