From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on


PD wrote:

> On Mar 12, 1:00 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>Tim Wescott wrote:
>>
>>>Magnetic wrote:
>>
>>>>>>I’m scared, but can not do anything, - all ways lead to catastrophe.
>>
>>>http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
>>
>>No, not like this. LHC is a special kind of black hole which attracts
>>money. Just another monstrous project doomed to accomplish nothing.
>>
>>VLV
>
>
> That depends on what you mean by "accomplish nothing." Do you consider
> fundamental research that is done purely for knowledge and without an
> eye to application to be accomplishing nothing?

No new knowledge.

VLV

From: PD on
On Mar 12, 1:14 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> PD wrote:
> > On Mar 12, 1:00 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >>Tim Wescott wrote:
>
> >>>Magnetic wrote:
>
> >>>>>>I’m scared, but can not do anything, - all ways lead to catastrophe.
>
> >>>http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
>
> >>No, not like this. LHC is a special kind of black hole which attracts
> >>money. Just another monstrous project doomed to accomplish nothing.
>
> >>VLV
>
> > That depends on what you mean by "accomplish nothing." Do you consider
> > fundamental research that is done purely for knowledge and without an
> > eye to application to be accomplishing nothing?
>
> No new knowledge.

On the contrary, we KNOW the Standard Model of particle interactions
has to break down at the energy scale probed by the LHC. There are
many possibilities here, some of them more likely than others.
Whichever of these outcomes turns out to be right, or if something
else entirely shows itself, we are *guaranteed* a dramatic revision of
our understanding of nature. This is about as sure a bet as you can
have, in terms of new knowledge.

Or don't you consider new knowledge about fundamental particle
interactions new knowledge?

From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on


PD wrote:

> On Mar 12, 1:14 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>PD wrote:
>>
>>>On Mar 12, 1:00 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>Tim Wescott wrote:
>>
>>>>>Magnetic wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>>I’m scared, but can not do anything, - all ways lead to catastrophe.
>>
>>>>>http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
>>
>>>>No, not like this. LHC is a special kind of black hole which attracts
>>>>money. Just another monstrous project doomed to accomplish nothing.
>>
>>>That depends on what you mean by "accomplish nothing." Do you consider
>>>fundamental research that is done purely for knowledge and without an
>>>eye to application to be accomplishing nothing?
>>
>>No new knowledge.
>
>
> On the contrary, we KNOW the Standard Model of particle interactions
> has to break down at the energy scale probed by the LHC. There are
> many possibilities here, some of them more likely than others.
> Whichever of these outcomes turns out to be right, or if something
> else entirely shows itself, we are *guaranteed* a dramatic revision of
> our understanding of nature. This is about as sure a bet as you can
> have, in terms of new knowledge.
>
> Or don't you consider new knowledge about fundamental particle
> interactions new knowledge?

The results will be inconclusive as usual. There would be offered 10
explanations why, published 10000 papers, and, after passionate
discussions at symposiums, everyone will agree that the LHC design was
wrong and insufficient and yet larger colider has to be built. This time
it must be a break through, we know this for sure, etc. etc.

VLV

From: PD on
On Mar 12, 1:55 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> PD wrote:
> > On Mar 12, 1:14 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >>PD wrote:
>
> >>>On Mar 12, 1:00 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>Tim Wescott wrote:
>
> >>>>>Magnetic wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>>I’m scared, but can not do anything, - all ways lead to catastrophe.
>
> >>>>>http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
>
> >>>>No, not like this. LHC is a special kind of black hole which attracts
> >>>>money. Just another monstrous project doomed to accomplish nothing.
>
> >>>That depends on what you mean by "accomplish nothing." Do you consider
> >>>fundamental research that is done purely for knowledge and without an
> >>>eye to application to be accomplishing nothing?
>
> >>No new knowledge.
>
> > On the contrary, we KNOW the Standard Model of particle interactions
> > has to break down at the energy scale probed by the LHC. There are
> > many possibilities here, some of them more likely than others.
> > Whichever of these outcomes turns out to be right, or if something
> > else entirely shows itself, we are *guaranteed* a dramatic revision of
> > our understanding of nature. This is about as sure a bet as you can
> > have, in terms of new knowledge.
>
> > Or don't you consider new knowledge about fundamental particle
> > interactions new knowledge?
>
> The results will be inconclusive as usual. There would be offered 10
> explanations why, published 10000 papers, and, after passionate
> discussions at symposiums, everyone will agree that the LHC design was
> wrong and insufficient and yet larger colider has to be built. This time
> it must be a break through, we know this for sure, etc. etc.

What would constitute conclusiveness to you? A final theory? Why?

No one has ever said that the Tevatron design was wrong and
insufficient. It did exactly what it was intended to do, and it also
produced more physics than what was ever anticipated at the time it
was built. Nevertheless, what we learned as a *result* of the Tevatron
pointed us clearly toward the new physics that would have to be found
at the LHC.

Is it your aspiration that one day we would be DONE, having nothing
further to learn, and so nothing more to explore? Why on earth would
you want that?

PD
From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on


PD wrote:

> On Mar 12, 1:55 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>PD wrote:
>>
>>>On Mar 12, 1:14 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>PD wrote:
>>
>>>>>On Mar 12, 1:00 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>Tim Wescott wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>Magnetic wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>>>>I’m scared, but can not do anything, - all ways lead to catastrophe.
>>
>>>>>>>http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
>>
>>>>>>No, not like this. LHC is a special kind of black hole which attracts
>>>>>>money. Just another monstrous project doomed to accomplish nothing.
>>
>>>>>That depends on what you mean by "accomplish nothing." Do you consider
>>>>>fundamental research that is done purely for knowledge and without an
>>>>>eye to application to be accomplishing nothing?
>>
>>>>No new knowledge.
>>
>>>On the contrary, we KNOW the Standard Model of particle interactions
>>>has to break down at the energy scale probed by the LHC. There are
>>>many possibilities here, some of them more likely than others.
>>>Whichever of these outcomes turns out to be right, or if something
>>>else entirely shows itself, we are *guaranteed* a dramatic revision of
>>>our understanding of nature. This is about as sure a bet as you can
>>>have, in terms of new knowledge.
>>
>>>Or don't you consider new knowledge about fundamental particle
>>>interactions new knowledge?
>>
>>The results will be inconclusive as usual. There would be offered 10
>>explanations why, published 10000 papers, and, after passionate
>>discussions at symposiums, everyone will agree that the LHC design was
>>wrong and insufficient and yet larger colider has to be built. This time
>>it must be a break through, we know this for sure, etc. etc.
>
>
> What would constitute conclusiveness to you? A final theory? Why?
>
> No one has ever said that the Tevatron design was wrong and
> insufficient. It did exactly what it was intended to do, and it also
> produced more physics than what was ever anticipated at the time it
> was built. Nevertheless, what we learned as a *result* of the Tevatron
> pointed us clearly toward the new physics that would have to be found
> at the LHC.
>
> Is it your aspiration that one day we would be DONE, having nothing
> further to learn, and so nothing more to explore? Why on earth would
> you want that?

Yea, yea. Pyramids and stonehenges were built in attempt to get better
mutual understanding with gods. The best minds of those days stongly
advised temporal rulers to invest into that; besides, it seemed like
they are accomplishing some result. On the contrary, most if not all
important discoveries were done with very limited resources and without
monstrosity and pomposity. What I am saying is Standard Model got
stuck; there is a need for new ideas.

VLV