Outline
Range of Validity
By our definition of a physical object, we consider that a human body may only be approximately physical. And invoking various hypotheses restricts subsequent consideration to a limited range of phenomena. For example, the assumption of conjugate symmetry presumes some kind of lateral isotropy.
Logical description requires the conservation of seeds. And our understanding of the meaning of a particle requires that events be very repetitious. So we only consider sensations that are stable or reproducible. Moreover, we only consider Anaxagorean sensations. Other sensations are mostly ignored. So the description of sensation is not exhaustive.
So given all these limitations, we try to avoid using words like real, universal or cosmic.
Errors
The following calculated results for nuclear particles are outside of experimental uncertainty.
- The mean life of the โ๐บ(770)ยฑ mesons by 0.7%
- The mass of the ๐ /๐ (2S) meson by 0.0004%
- The mass of the ๐ (1405) baryon by 0.1%
- The mass of the ๐ขc (2455) baryon by 0.007%
The most serious problem is with the charged rho-mesons. It is possible that quark-models for the entire family are wrong. We can make more complicated models that work with the data. But the next least-complicated arrangement is much more complex. Our technique for building models involves guessing-and-checking. So perhaps we have just missed finding a good model.
However, it seems more likely that the solution to these problems is to relax the requirement for using only thermodynamic-quarks to describe nuclear particles. The chemical-quarks are available in principle. Indeed stereochemical-quarks are linked to a fully three-dimensional description of rotation. For more about this approach, please see the discussion about electron mass.
The other errors are less worrisome. It may eventually be possible to mend them by readjusting parameters after fixing the rho-meson issue.
Research Ideas
Here are some loose-ends and half-baked concepts for further research. There are also some more developed ideas that might be called next steps. We think they are interesting. But they might involve too much work to be pursued further here at EthnoPhysics. Follow the links for more opportunities.
