The Universe is a String-Net Liquid

[2cents]

this is going to change a few things...

http://dao.mit.edu/~wen/NSart-wen.html


and for the bravest of us:

http://dao.mit.edu/~wen/ his home page

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/cond-mat/pdf/0508/0508020v2.pdf the science

http://dao.mit.edu/~wen/pub/chapter11.pdf the math... take a seat...

 

[Allaces]

I just knew the universe had to be chicken noodle soup

 

[virgin]

If you use common sense, this should have been no surprise whatsoever

 

[andread]

We must tell Superman:

 

[2cents]

its a brave new world, yes sir ;-)

http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=3729 thats the local approach, a bit less grandiose but...

loads of new forms / states of "matter" being & to be discovered... loads of fun ahead!
http://www.physorg.com/news85329550.html
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/physik_astronomie/bericht-56819.html
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR07/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=67106

a good reference book it seems: http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/62325/excerpt/9780521862325_excerpt.pdf don't get put off, check out the last page

of course some of this is somewhat old news i realize... http://www.firstscience.com/home/ar...2-fermionic-condensates_1229.html?comment=all

but glad to see we are moving way beyond your kitchen sink experiment BEC condensate...