tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post1886203083685421314..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Happy Birthday Wolfgang PauliSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-85299159320358474712007-04-29T08:41:00.000-04:002007-04-29T08:41:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,"true. What we really need is a new...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/><I>"true. What we really need is a new Pauli, not a new Einstein..."<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, great. What we need is more loudmouthed obnoxious boors who do no original work but just criticise the contributions of others. Great. </I><BR/><BR/>Well, if they qualify for a Nobel prize, I'd tolerate being loudmouthed and obnoxious. You are somehow missing an important point here. IfSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40874606010690000062007-04-29T08:28:00.000-04:002007-04-29T08:28:00.000-04:00"true. What we really need is a new Pauli, not a n..."true. What we really need is a new Pauli, not a new Einstein..."<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, great. What we need is more loudmouthed obnoxious boors who do no original work but just criticise the contributions of others. Great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10424968905648618252007-04-28T10:37:00.000-04:002007-04-28T10:37:00.000-04:00The treatment appears to have been beneficial and ...<A HREF="http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-56/iss-11/p67.html" REL="nofollow">The treatment appears to have been beneficial and Pauli came to embrace many of Jung's mystic conjectures. The embrace was firm enough that Pauli and Jung jointly published a collection of essays. Pauli, the ultimate rationalist in physics, felt a deep interest in what lay "beyond" exact science.</A> <BR/><BR/>A lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55126320317490080032007-04-27T16:01:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:01:00.000-04:00Nice Pauli spin matrices there, anonymous snowboar...Nice Pauli spin matrices there, anonymous snowboarder...and happy bday to Pauli, another giant of Physics (though it was a couple of days ago).<BR/><BR/>changchoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69750190423844209482007-04-27T15:22:00.000-04:002007-04-27T15:22:00.000-04:00I wonder what Pauli thought of the Doppelganger?I wonder what Pauli thought of the Doppelganger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80301008533427247802007-04-27T14:15:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:15:00.000-04:00Bee only two things to say:|0 1| |0 -i| |1 ...Bee only two things to say:<BR/><BR/>|0 1| |0 -i| |1 0|<BR/>|1 0| |i 0| |0 -1|<BR/><BR/><BR/>and please stop this rain as<BR/>its melting all of my snow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67688881827663165602007-04-27T05:18:00.000-04:002007-04-27T05:18:00.000-04:00"No Time to be Brief"Thanks Stefan!Valentine Teleg...<I>"No Time to be Brief"</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks Stefan!<BR/><BR/>Valentine Telegdi (former student and colleague of Pauli) <A HREF="http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-56/iss-11/p67.html" REL="nofollow">wrote</A>:<BR/><I>"<B>The book's structure is like that of Abraham Pais's celebrated biography of Albert Einstein, Subtle is the Lord</B> (Oxford U. Press, 1982)--a mixture of thorough analysis of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6047808196214140722007-04-26T23:43:00.000-04:002007-04-26T23:43:00.000-04:00woohoo happy birthday. didn't even realize all the...woohoo happy birthday. didn't even realize all the accomplishments he achieved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10490992601031013962007-04-26T18:36:00.000-04:002007-04-26T18:36:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Thanks for the opportunity to toast Pauli. ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the opportunity to toast Pauli. <BR/><BR/>There's a lot of misinformation out there about Pauli's "nicht einmal falsch" quote, and I see that Lubos as usual is spreading more of it (he has a new posting claiming that Pauli came up with this in a discussion with David Bohm).<BR/><BR/>For somewhat more reliable information about this, see <A HREF="http://notevenwronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032274360567403443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59142405661277364642007-04-26T16:14:00.000-04:002007-04-26T16:14:00.000-04:00Oh Bee, it's a good thing that Peter Woit didn't g...Oh Bee, it's a good thing that Peter Woit didn't get wind of this one... Otherwise, he would have turned Pauli's Birthday into some sorta wild Love-Fest!<BR/><BR/>(~_<)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-85513764297499853062007-04-26T13:38:00.000-04:002007-04-26T13:38:00.000-04:00regarding pocket diary, you can order these online...regarding pocket diary, you can order these online, its for free.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38494833137710066782007-04-26T13:25:00.000-04:002007-04-26T13:25:00.000-04:00I had been looking forward for a similar kind of p...<I>I had been looking forward for a similar kind of post this Monday <BR/><BR/>Yes, me too. Sorry... I asked my husband who usually does the history of science stuff, but it seems he was busy (I too have the pocket diary :-)<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Sorry about that ;-)... I don't have that pocket diary. Well, ahum, Bee told me about these days before, but I (a) forgot about it and (b) am lucky that I stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55237820364748531882007-04-26T13:11:00.000-04:002007-04-26T13:11:00.000-04:00Hi Pioneer,In principle, we don't need any princip...Hi Pioneer,<BR/><BR/>In principle, we don't need any principles. This is just a name given to 'the theoretical description of reality that Pauli got a Nobel Prize for'. I think Pauli-principle sounds better. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42262995174887054872007-04-26T09:12:00.000-04:002007-04-26T09:12:00.000-04:00I had been looking forward for a similar kind of p...<I>I had been looking forward for a similar kind of post this Monday </I><BR/><BR/>Yes, me too. Sorry... I asked my husband who usually does the history of science stuff, but it seems he was busy (I too have the pocket diary :-). I hope your comment will inspire him to write more frequently...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6775487803316047992007-04-26T01:23:00.000-04:002007-04-26T01:23:00.000-04:00I'm arguably late for a toast. I might be wrong he...I'm arguably late for a toast.<BR/> <BR/>I might be wrong here, but I think that no biography has so far done justice to our great Pauli, in the manner of Pais for Einstein. I have been, only casually I admit, looking for a nice exposé of the physicist's life, and I would be happy to hear of any good book out there.<BR/><BR/>I had been looking forward for a similar kind of post this Monday (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42679706441684358842007-04-25T19:19:00.000-04:002007-04-25T19:19:00.000-04:00Why are there so many principles in physics, eg, P...Why are there so many principles in physics, eg, Pauli exclusion principle, equivalence principle cosmological principle, Mach's principle, and so on and so forth?<BR/><BR/>To me, principles are scholastic concepts invented to fill the gaps in mathematical exposition which otherwise fail to save the dogma. Why does physics need so many principles? Thanks for any answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57524687603847303802007-04-25T18:06:00.000-04:002007-04-25T18:06:00.000-04:00Hi All,Since this is a birthday, lets hear some fe...Hi All,<BR/><BR/>Since this is a birthday, lets hear some festive music and watch how Danes overcome the exclusion principle by walking through walls Copenhagen style!<BR/><BR/>(@Bee: 100% Jugendfrei.)<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=jPpUk6XmG7I<BR/><BR/>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsen-Bande<BR/><BR/><BR/>Greetings<BR/><BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77338696169959185072007-04-25T15:46:00.000-04:002007-04-25T15:46:00.000-04:00Dear Bee,thank you for this very nice post :-)I ha...Dear Bee,<BR/><BR/>thank you for this very nice post :-)<BR/>I had completely forgetten about that, and unfortunately I missed the opportunity for luch, and also for dinner - but it is not too late, yet..<BR/><BR/>Cheesrs, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34820103538468344542007-04-25T13:49:00.000-04:002007-04-25T13:49:00.000-04:00Hi Gordon,thanks :-) I am wondering if out there, ...Hi Gordon,<BR/><BR/>thanks :-) I am wondering if out there, somewhere, somebody is observing our planet, thinking, maybe there is intelligent life on it...<BR/><BR/>Hi dark-matter,<BR/><BR/>true. What we really need is a new Pauli, not a new Einstein...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83601951240729476002007-04-25T13:18:00.000-04:002007-04-25T13:18:00.000-04:00On this occasion of Pauli birthday, it is importan...On this occasion of Pauli birthday, it is important to appreciate that he and his gangs of the era have accomplished the impossible. Challenged by the mind-bending facts of the quantum and the nature of light, they laid the correct intellectual foundation of 20th century physics. They are seers of the highest order. <BR/><BR/>Today, faced with similarly mind-bending challenges, where is our PauliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13451335601746045742007-04-25T13:16:00.000-04:002007-04-25T13:16:00.000-04:00Sorry: here is the link:http://youtube.com/watch?v...Sorry: here is the link:<BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=oepT8lgos8IGWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309914321843947595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82251144349035498002007-04-25T12:11:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:11:00.000-04:00link doesn't work...link doesn't work...Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77572931021256922682007-04-25T12:06:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:06:00.000-04:00Bee:The words "Anthropic Principle" seem to lower ...Bee:<BR/>The words "Anthropic Principle" seem to lower the threshold of some response centre in my brain so that the rant neurons fire. The "principle" seems to me to be something out of a Monty Python skit--like all the Bruces in the Australian Philosophy Department discussing its merits. Then I went to your link of your discussion, and I agree, and so did Lubos ( I have been unable to draw a GWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309914321843947595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8567210366889466442007-04-25T11:14:00.000-04:002007-04-25T11:14:00.000-04:00Indeed. We should have learned from Pauli that ope...Indeed. We should have learned from Pauli that open and rigorous criticism is an important ingredient to progress, and not shoulder shrugging and laissez faire.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9074358082142800372007-04-25T11:11:00.000-04:002007-04-25T11:11:00.000-04:00Pauli was arguably smarter than the other big guys...Pauli was arguably smarter than the other big guys including Schrodinger, Bohr, Born, and maybe even Heisenberg. He had high standards - perhaps higher than what is needed for making the maximum progress. Good that at least the exclusion principle is named after him. <BR/><BR/>Bad that the contemporary supreme crackpots misuse his name exactly in the opposite direction than Pauli himself would Luboš Motlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487263983247488359noreply@blogger.com