tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post764735543451069801..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: InternaSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1903264179789457702009-08-21T08:01:07.103-04:002009-08-21T08:01:07.103-04:00Hi Aka,
Reducing all your stuff to some suitcases...Hi Aka, <br />Reducing all your stuff to some suitcases plus 3 boxes is indeed a remarkable achievement! Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59112354139709542912009-08-21T06:11:06.602-04:002009-08-21T06:11:06.602-04:00Hello! I just made the move from Canada to Sweden ...Hello! I just made the move from Canada to Sweden myself (arrived less than a week ago). It was stressful, but I like being here. For us, of course, this is moving back home. The weather is nice, cooler here than at the shore of Lake Ontario! <br /><br />We reduced the stuff for a family of four to six suitcases plus three boxes. I think that's pretty well done. We got the suitcases with us Åkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547046504097554789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59850959783955440252009-08-11T17:56:46.163-04:002009-08-11T17:56:46.163-04:00Dear Bee,
Just putting the question here in case...Dear Bee, <br /><br />Just putting the question here in case someone cares to answer.<br /><br /><a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0416" rel="nofollow">http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0416</a><br />Robert M Wald, The Formulation of QFT in Curved Spacetime.<br /><br />"The requirement that an operator product expansion exists and must satisfy a list of suitable properties appears to provde an Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49878083458488230062009-08-11T07:35:20.200-04:002009-08-11T07:35:20.200-04:00Hi Brian,
As much as I can tell Swedish isn't...Hi Brian,<br /><br />As much as I can tell Swedish isn't very close to German (except possibly for some of the umlauts), but if you know German and English, you can guess a lot of words. Take as example part of the sentence Phil used above<br /><br />"Eftersom du kommer till Stockholm"<br /><br />"efter" is very similar to the English "after," the Swedish "Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70332590601303574222009-08-11T07:22:25.210-04:002009-08-11T07:22:25.210-04:00Hi Thomas,
Thanks! It's roughly what I though...Hi Thomas,<br /><br />Thanks! It's roughly what I thought. I'll try to stay clear of the u's :-) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13283067129087925242009-08-11T07:20:38.014-04:002009-08-11T07:20:38.014-04:00George: I'll make sure to document every potho...George: I'll make sure to document every pothole that crosses my way :-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28077220774097317052009-08-11T07:16:32.490-04:002009-08-11T07:16:32.490-04:00The idiom "the pot calling the kettle black&q...The idiom "the pot calling the kettle black" points to the existence of kettle holes.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66195103295050348842009-08-11T04:35:02.814-04:002009-08-11T04:35:02.814-04:00Hello Bee,
I am looking forward to Your
report o...Hello Bee, <br />I am looking forward to Your <br />report on swedish potholes <br />next springtime. <br />(If there are any) <br />Regards<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13017357782864630472009-08-10T21:25:04.402-04:002009-08-10T21:25:04.402-04:00Hi Bee,
Potholes no more have negative mass than ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Potholes no more have negative mass than Blackholes. :)<br /><br />-AArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35588886686646286842009-08-10T20:55:03.785-04:002009-08-10T20:55:03.785-04:00Hi Bee,
I can just see you now, standing in front...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I can just see you now, standing in front of Swedish customs explaining to them you didn’t declare the pothole since it amounted to being less than nothing:-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59813425101968766032009-08-10T20:27:16.568-04:002009-08-10T20:27:16.568-04:00Shouldn't the hole have negative mass? I mean,...Shouldn't the hole have negative mass? I mean, if I add it to a street there will be something missing.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69339464870567607442009-08-10T19:43:59.771-04:002009-08-10T19:43:59.771-04:00Anonymous Snowboarder - Sorry, I believe carrying ...Anonymous Snowboarder - Sorry, I believe carrying a pothole will cause her to exceed her baggage allowance.<br /><br />:)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83625774578903281292009-08-10T18:51:47.062-04:002009-08-10T18:51:47.062-04:00Bee - Will they let you take one of the potholes a...Bee - Will they let you take one of the potholes as a momento?<br /><br />The car will be the hardest thing to sell..everyone is interested and they all want it for a tenth of what it is worth. Have you tried selling it to someone at the Institute?Anonymous Snowboardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14166799413266382642009-08-10T14:19:59.289-04:002009-08-10T14:19:59.289-04:00Kurze Einführung zur schwedischen Vokalen.
e, i, ...Kurze Einführung zur schwedischen Vokalen.<br /><br />e, i, ä, ö are pronounced as in German. Although people in Stockholm sometimes pronounce ä as e.<br />a is pronounced as German a, if short; a long a is mixed with å.<br />å is pronounced as German o.<br />o is pronounced as German u, but a short o is the same as å.<br />y is pronounced as German ü.<br />u cannot be pronounced by foreigners (Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63890087201338147652009-08-10T12:16:31.723-04:002009-08-10T12:16:31.723-04:00Dear Bee,
I was merely recalling the humor of Gos...Dear Bee,<br /><br />I was merely recalling the humor of Goscinny and Uderzo in Asterix the Gaul; at least in the English version they make foreign languages by adding accents, umlauts and so on to standard English spellings :)<br /><br />-ArunArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23017695877517499872009-08-10T12:10:09.360-04:002009-08-10T12:10:09.360-04:00Hi Bee,
If you're using an English keyboard, ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />If you're using an English keyboard, the convention is to double up A for A-overcircle and to add an E for umlauts: ångström ==> aangstroem. (Though this particular case is usually handled by pretending it's "angstrom.")<br /><br />In general, as a visitor, you can more or less get on in most contexts using English, though it's nicer if you know some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-45248106630154157662009-08-10T09:32:41.242-04:002009-08-10T09:32:41.242-04:00Actually, I think the å is not pronounced "aa...<i>Actually, I think the å is not pronounced "aah" but rather "ooh." </i><br />Hello Bee, <br />as someone who had a lot of contact to swedes <br />I assure You, that that <br />Swedish "a"s are midway between standard <br />German "a"s and "o"s. <br />People around Ulm have a similar <br />"ao". <br />Regards<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10652757630273615182009-08-10T07:53:20.846-04:002009-08-10T07:53:20.846-04:00Hi Pope,
Well, I do of course check the arXiv... ...Hi Pope,<br /><br />Well, I do of course check the arXiv... I just haven't had time to actually read any paper. Most of the papers I usually read though aren't from the daily arXiv listing. I have several piles of articles that I thought would be interesting for one or the other reason, I usually read a couple of them every day. About half of them turn out not to be useful. In any case, ISabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37568659431752710702009-08-10T07:45:37.045-04:002009-08-10T07:45:37.045-04:00Hi Bee,
“Call yourself lucky you're a native ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />“Call yourself lucky you're a native English speaker. I wish I was, my life would be much easier”<br /><br />I’m not so certain, for if you had secured a posting in England instead of Sweden if this Canuck would fare any better at understanding many of the natives there:-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-79207904539457667972009-08-10T07:19:23.722-04:002009-08-10T07:19:23.722-04:00Dear Arun,
Actually, I think the å is not pronoun...Dear Arun,<br /><br />Actually, I think the å is not pronounced "aah" but rather "ooh." But as I said I don't speak Swedish, so this is more guessing than knowing. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48415613185033927322009-08-10T04:45:22.553-04:002009-08-10T04:45:22.553-04:00In most cases it is reviving to leave everything b...In most cases it is reviving to leave everything behind and move to new places.<br />It depends though; many people just want to settle down.<br /><br />Good luck with your new life.Giotisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-73612369404578769512009-08-09T21:38:27.990-04:002009-08-09T21:38:27.990-04:00"I think I have withdrawal symptoms"
Ye..."I think I have withdrawal symptoms"<br /><br />Yes, I know that feeling, of suspecting that interesting papers only appear on the arxiv when I am unable to read it. I suppose they must appear *some* time....<br /><br />On the other hand, I am also familiar with the feeling of joy on those rare occasions when hep-th has fewer than 10 papers, and the corresponding sinking feeling when, Pope Maledict XVInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35646399534810145222009-08-09T17:56:51.789-04:002009-08-09T17:56:51.789-04:00å å å å å å å å å å å å:-)
In English, I suppose t...<i>å å å å å å å å å å å å:-)</i><br />In English, I suppose that is aaaaaaaaah.<br /><br />Its what the dentist tells you to say, in Sweden and America, respectively :)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19986639372877921582009-08-09T09:25:22.362-04:002009-08-09T09:25:22.362-04:00Hi Georg,
thought that bilingual meant "spe...Hi Georg,<br /><br /><i> thought that bilingual meant "speaking with forked tongue" :=) </i><br /><br />No the word for that is politician :-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78362483291428815352009-08-09T09:00:50.748-04:002009-08-09T09:00:50.748-04:00å å å å å å å å å å å å
:-)å å å å å å å å å å å å<br /><br />:-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com