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</div><div>In answer to Mike Alexander -- </div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="ydpee1e7f67yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">(b) if it is right, the physical constants might vary across extremely large distances in the universe, a literally upsetting idea that would have to be checked out.</span></span></div></div></blockquote><div class="ydpee1e7f67yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Extremely long times are mentioned, which implies long distances. The theory seems to say that light and other energy experience some sort of interactions with gravity and matter over long times and distances, slowing them down. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Not being educated in these areas of physics, I can't offer an opinion what the larger implications for physics might be. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In answer to Peter Albin --</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I think we should see if we can find one or two people who really know about this stuff, and ask them if they could present, at our group's general level of understanding, the two (or more) sides to this scientific discussion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Do we know of such people? </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">==========================================</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 05:21:43 PM EDT, Michael Alexander via LCTG <lctg@lists.toku.us> wrote:
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In view of Alan Millner’s Comment:<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Does anybody in LCTG know the quantitative extent of the difference(s) between the values of physical constants inferred in the new research and “standard” values of physical constants? If they differ significantly, then either (a) the new theory is wrong on the facts, even though the analysis is impressive; or (b) if it is right, the physical constants might vary across extremely large distances in the universe, a literally upsetting idea that would have to be checked out.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> – Mike Alexander<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqt65221" class="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqt0784483434"><p style="font-size:15px;color:#715FFA;padding-top:15px;margin-top:0;" class="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yahoo-quoted-begin">On Friday, March 22, 2024, 4:33 PM, Peter Albin via LCTG <lctg@lists.toku.us> wrote:</p><blockquote class="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014iosymail"><div id="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014"><div>Can someone (or more) put together a program on this presenting the various perspectives?<div>I think it would be well received <br clear="none" id="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Peter Albin</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div dir="ltr">================================================</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">(etc.)</div><div><div id="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqtfd91169" class="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqt0703286854"><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div id="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqtfd04267" class="ydp1527a26yiv8677027014yqt0703286854">===============================================<br clear="none">::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br clear="none">Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br clear="none">Send to the list: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br clear="none">To subscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br clear="none">Future and Past meeting information: <a shape="rect" href="http://LCTG.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br clear="none">List information: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br clear="none">This message was sent to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mna.ma@yahoo.com." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mna.ma@yahoo.com.</a><br clear="none">Set your list options: <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/mna.ma@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/mna.ma@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></div>
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