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Current news snippets include the surprising intelligence that
a phase change of Plutonium between 400 and 600K swells its volume
by 25%.
Americium, next in line is 50% as dense (?) and a theory
suggests the localization state of electrons would be responsible.
(Certainly, electron behavior would have to be the reason,
I suppose...)
...but much, much more tantalizing is a theory that dispenses
with abominable inflation, in favor of a universe rather like
the one I mentioned in a response for Professor Agashe; devoid of
mass, charge, and much else which collided with another universe.
It appears to placate the string people too....
I see there is adverse comment from Harvard, Oxford AND
Open University for MITs recent web initiative. (One comment all
but called it a publicity stunt!)...so they must be doing
something right!
(Some morsels from New Scientist's current issue, and IoP's
web notes)
Brian
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net> Altus OK
Eureka!