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Could colour theoretically be a spin, and not a wave?

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Re: Could colour theoretically be a spin, and not a wave?
« Reply #20 on: 25/02/2013 02:32:05 »
Pincho, if you'd like to discuss your own theory, would you please do so in the New Theories section of the forum?  We try to keep this section for Q&A involving established theories in order to keep things organized.

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Re: Could colour theoretically be a spin, and not a wave?
« Reply #21 on: 25/02/2013 12:27:48 »
Quote from: JP on 25/02/2013 02:32:05
Pincho, if you'd like to discuss your own theory, would you please do so in the New Theories section of the forum?  We try to keep this section for Q&A involving established theories in order to keep things organized.

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Yes, sorry, I didn't mean to discuss my theory.
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Re: Could colour theoretically be a spin, and not a wave?
« Reply #22 on: 25/02/2013 14:16:34 »
Quote from: Pincho on 24/02/2013 19:45:35
Quote from: yor_on on 24/02/2013 19:23:40
There are examples of physicists getting their ideas geometrically, as you want. Think I read about one guy, having some drinks one late night, to then dream about a problem he was trying to solve, watching it develop geometrically in his dream. And it gave him the expression he then translated into mathematics, solving the puzzle. A Finnish guy if I remember right :)

But to be precise you must learn the mathematics, to be able to translate it into mathematical notation. There is no way around that fact I'm afraid. As for spin it would have to be faster than light to translate directly to a ordinary spin. It also would need to be explained why a full rotation takes twice 360 degrees, if you translate it into a ordinary rotation of some spinning top on the floor. So it's a really mysterious property to me. Doesn't mean that you should stop imagining, but you need the mathematics to prove your ideas.

I am not in a position to learn Calculus at home though. I asked someone to teach me on the internet, but they wouldn't.

Excessively complex model needs excessively complex math.
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