With all the knowledge that I have about global warming and with what I see happening around the world — extreme weather, downpours, droughts, heatwaves, superstorms — I now believe that the situation is so serious and urgent that I no longer can defend flying. Thus I will stop doing so. I am deeply worried…Read more I will never fly again
YOUNG RESEARCHERS: GO ROGUE
The noble art of gold digging I sometimes think of fundamental research in terms of the noble art of gold digging. When you dig for gold you need two basic skillsets. First of all, you need to be able to find the right place to dig. And secondly there is the digging itself. And those,…Read more YOUNG RESEARCHERS: GO ROGUE
Noncommutative Geometry and the Standard Model of Particle Physics
In the following I will discuss what I consider the most fascinating and intriguing development in theoretical high-energy physics in the past some forty years, namely the research field known as noncommutative geometry. The core business of noncommutative geometry, which is pioneered by the french mathematician and field medalist Alain Connes, is is to produce…Read more Noncommutative Geometry and the Standard Model of Particle Physics
A final theory from empty space
In the following I am going to discuss the theory, which I have developed with the mathematician Johannes Aastrup over the past some 15 years. This work is rather technical and involves several different fields in contemporary theoretical physics as well as new conceptual ideas rooted in modern mathematics. In this piece I am going…Read more A final theory from empty space
The search for a final theory
— what are we looking for? One of the main reasons for me to write this blog is that I would like to write about my work with the mathematician Johannes Aastrup. Over the past some 15 years we have developed a candidate for a fundamental theory, a final theory. But before I write about…Read more The search for a final theory
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog! In 2016 when I ran a crowdfunding campaign together with my colleague, the mathematician Johannes Aastrup, to generate funding for our research project in mathematical and theoretical physics, I started writing biannual newsletters to the backers of the campaign to let them know about our work — how far we…Read more Welcome!
My work with Johannes Aastrup
I have made a video, where I discuss my work with Johannes Aastrup. This video is primarily intended for a broad audience - everyone! - but its also a "thank you!" to all those who backed my crowdfunding campaign in 2016. I hope that you with this video will get a better idea about where…Read more My work with Johannes Aastrup
Newsletter No. 5
- for the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign A THEORY OF EVERYTHING 29.09.2018 Hi everyone! Its time for a newsletter. As I write this Johannes and I have just uploaded a new paper on our quantum holonomy theory to the archive (an online physics database) where it will be publicly available Monday. I have attached the paper…Read more Newsletter No. 5
Newsletter No. 4
- for the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign A THEORY OF EVERYTHING 21.06.2018 Hi everyone, its summer in Denmark (presumably this is the case in most of the northern hemisphere!) and thus I think its time for a newsletter to let you know how things are going with our research project and everything related hereto. The past…Read more Newsletter No. 4
Newsletter No. 3
- for the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign A THEORY OF EVERYTHING Cadiz, Spain 24.12.2017 Hi everyone, merry christmas! A few days ago Johannes and I posted a new preprint on the archive. In this preprint we analyse the question, which I also discussed in my last newsletter to you, namely whether our quantum theory has a…Read more Newsletter No. 3