Comments on: The Sight of Twisted Light Could Reveal a Spinning Black Hole http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sven http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-670301 Sven Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:18:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-670301 How is this experiment any different than what whoever proved Special Relativity did? The positions of stars appeared altered against the backdrop of the sun. Would this experiment be a repetition of the same, only against 'known' positions of black holes such as galactic centers, or are we looking for polarized light, or something else entirely? How is this experiment any different than what whoever proved Special Relativity did? The positions of stars appeared altered against the backdrop of the sun. Would this experiment be a repetition of the same, only against ‘known’ positions of black holes such as galactic centers, or are we looking for polarized light, or something else entirely?

]]> By: Bo Thide http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-641985 Bo Thide Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:38:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-641985 Even if the black-hole signatures should be there in the data (a remote possibility) it will of course cost money to find out and to analyse this data. We cannot possibly work on the data analysis without pay. Where should the asalary for me and my colleagues come from during the months that we do this work?? It the data is not there, we need to desigtn, set up and run a new experiment. Then we need to cover also costs for tavels, accommodation, computers, phone calls etc etc. With no research grants coming our way we will not be able to do it! . Even if the black-hole signatures should be there in the data (a remote possibility) it will of course cost money to find out and to analyse this data. We cannot possibly work on the data analysis without pay. Where should the asalary for me and my colleagues come from during the months that we do this work?? It the data is not there, we need to desigtn, set up and run a new experiment. Then we need to cover also costs for tavels, accommodation, computers, phone calls etc etc. With no research grants coming our way we will not be able to do it!
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]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-640374 nick Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-640374 Wow, that shows just how awesome the grant writing process is: Scientist - "we've figured out a way to look at existing data to see if it shows the effects of black holes so we can prove once and for all they exist!" Grant writers - "That's awesome! The data already exists, so you obviously don't need any money for your experiment! Later!!" Wow, that shows just how awesome the grant writing process is:

Scientist – “we’ve figured out a way to look at existing data to see if it shows the effects of black holes so we can prove once and for all they exist!”

Grant writers – “That’s awesome! The data already exists, so you obviously don’t need any money for your experiment! Later!!”

]]> By: Bo Thidé http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-639512 Bo Thidé Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:57:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-639512 Well, we have not got 125 billion USF for our research. In fact, we have got nothing at all. When we presented a proposal to make this study, our (small) grants were immediately cut to zero - nada! That't the hard fact for breakthrough physics research these days... Any benevolent sponsors out there? :-) Bo (co-author of the paper) Well, we have not got 125 billion USF for our research. In fact, we have got nothing at all. When we presented a proposal to make this study, our (small) grants were immediately cut to zero – nada! That’t the hard fact for breakthrough physics research these days… Any benevolent sponsors out there? :-)

Bo
(co-author of the paper)

]]> By: Crow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-639075 Crow Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:08:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-639075 It's physics like this that will lead to breakthroughs like this: http://tinyurl.com/45ulbtk It’s physics like this that will lead to breakthroughs like this: http://tinyurl.com/45ulbtk

]]> By: giovanni http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/14/the-sight-of-twisted-light-could-reveal-a-spinning-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-638722 giovanni Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:43:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26208#comment-638722 oh my god!! oh my god!!

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