(April 3, 2011 at 1:36 pm)theVOID Wrote: No, the amount of Hawking radiation is relatively miniscule.
Closed system only means no energy coming in, isolated is neither in or out.
The energy going into a black hole isn't necessarily leaving the universe, only being redistributed in one place.
I ask you to firgive me of my ignorance. The vast majority of my higher education is applied electronics, power systems, robotics, logic controls and such. My sicence understanding is admittedly electron heavy. In highschool I always registered top tier in general science on my SAT's. I have done personal studying on the side on general science; Dawkins, Hawkings, Neil Degrass, Sagan, etc.. and I got a very basic understanding of the basics. I know enough about science to hold a general conversation about it, when to tell if someone is tossing baloney into the conversation, and wether something meets scientific methods.
With that said, I am very new to quantum mechanics. I tend to go with Einstein's statement that Quantum mechanics sounds too much like magic and not enough like physical sciences. That doesnt mean I will stick to that quote 100%, as I am open minded as well. With that said I was wondering if people who are better versed in these subjects to help explain them to me, as I have said before, I am too highly specialised in electronics/electrons.
Here are my questions:
- Is quantum mechanics replacing the theory of relativity?
- How does Quantum mechanics approach Hawkings statement that "if one were to say the universe has an intent, then I would say its intent was to create black holes" (I am not quoting him exactly)
- Is Quantum mechanics approaching a GUT (Grand unified feild theory between the very small and the very large)?
- How can quantum mechanics declare that it knows the origin of the universe (work with me here, I know my words arent perfect) when it is generally agreed upon that time and space did not exist before the singularity of the big bang? In other words, how can you have something "outside" of time and space? It sounds like magic to me.
- E=MC2 has a long proven track record. Hawking said it ultimately means the universe has an undivisible sum of "1", meaning that wether you have converted matter to energy, or energy to matter, the value ratios between the 2 always amount to the same sum at any moment in time regardless of the flux. How does this equate to "ultimate free lunch"?
- Is there any videos or sites that you can send me to to help me educate myself to Quantum mechanics. At least the basics. Something in laymans terms that can teach by giving examples instead of abstract formulas.
Again, forgive me of my ignorance and try to work with my wording please. I havent been in a class room since 2001. Quantum Mechanics have always cought my interest, but everytime I try to get into it I am bombarded with abstract formulas that I am not up to date on to understand. My math skills go as far as applied physics for logic controls and circuits.
