Comments on: The Greatest? Noether on Symmetry and Conservation Laws http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:18:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AAL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9737 AAL Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:10:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9737 Noether's paper shows, quite simply, that the universe is not legislated. It runs on symmetry. To me, this is the apex of human thinking. Noether’s paper shows, quite simply, that the universe is not legislated. It runs on symmetry. To me, this is the apex of human thinking.

]]> By: The Greatest Physics Paper! The Result | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9751 The Greatest Physics Paper! The Result | Cosmic Variance Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:46:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9751 [...] 14 votes: E. Noether, “Invariante Variationsprobleme,” Nachr. v. d. Ges. d. Wiss. zu Göttingen 1918, pp235-257. Link here for the votes. [...] [...] 14 votes: E. Noether, “Invariante Variationsprobleme,” Nachr. v. d. Ges. d. Wiss. zu Göttingen 1918, pp235-257. Link here for the votes. [...]

]]> By: NL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9750 NL Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:51:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9750 It's all about being *modern*, and *universal*. It's also about (unfortunately) being restricted to theory...but given constraint, this is it. Note I don't consider Newton a true candidate in this discussion. It’s all about being *modern*, and *universal*. It’s also about (unfortunately) being restricted to theory…but given constraint, this is it.

Note I don’t consider Newton a true candidate in this discussion.

]]> By: skywalkthisway http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9749 skywalkthisway Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:19:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9749 Newton may have started it all, but this paper does a lot to tie our understanding of physics together. Newton may have started it all, but this paper does a lot to tie our understanding of physics together.

]]> By: Tim D http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9748 Tim D Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:36:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9748 If it's not too late to vote, I'm casting mine for Noether and her theorem. It was a close call between Newton (the vote of the past) and EPR (the vote of the future). But this wins because learning about this theorem in grad school was a big "wow!" moment for me, and because the notion of symmetry was so important for both great 20th century physics theories (GR & QM/FT). Of course, 100 years in the future we might be having discussions like this on super-fast quantum computers and we'll all be praising EPR for (indirectly) pointing the way. Who knows? If it’s not too late to vote, I’m casting mine for Noether and her theorem. It was a close call between Newton (the vote of the past) and EPR (the vote of the future). But this wins because learning about this theorem in grad school was a big “wow!” moment for me, and because the notion of symmetry was so important for both great 20th century physics theories (GR & QM/FT).

Of course, 100 years in the future we might be having discussions like this on super-fast quantum computers and we’ll all be praising EPR for (indirectly) pointing the way. Who knows?

]]> By: ste http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9747 ste Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:41:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9747 Bello! Bello!

]]> By: prosaica http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9746 prosaica Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:20:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9746 I read as a high school student that time invariance causes energy conservation, translation invariance causes momentum conservation, and so on. I was totally fascinated. Then I grew up to be a mathematician, and now earn my daily bread using, among other things, Noether's beautiful commutative algebra results. She's just great. I read as a high school student that time invariance causes energy conservation, translation invariance causes momentum conservation, and so on. I was totally fascinated.
Then I grew up to be a mathematician, and now earn my daily bread using, among other things, Noether’s beautiful commutative algebra results. She’s just great.

]]> By: Aswin’s Blog » Noether’s theorem http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9745 Aswin’s Blog » Noether’s theorem Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:28:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9745 [...] I had earlier made a post about  Clifford’s post on the “Greatest Physics Paper”. It is always fun to talk about history of physics and this thread certainly served that purpose. I also thought that Clifford had intended to have a debate and then run away… But, surprisingly, he has come back to the post and it is time to Vote!! AND Emmy Noether’s Symmetries Paper (my suggestion) is amongst the final five! As expected, The Principia is currently leading the way… [...] [...] I had earlier made a post about  Clifford’s post on the “Greatest Physics Paper”. It is always fun to talk about history of physics and this thread certainly served that purpose. I also thought that Clifford had intended to have a debate and then run away… But, surprisingly, he has come back to the post and it is time to Vote!! AND Emmy Noether’s Symmetries Paper (my suggestion) is amongst the final five! As expected, The Principia is currently leading the way… [...]

]]> By: Michele L. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9744 Michele L. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:36:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9744 I just remember the first time I read Noether's theorem, it gave me the chills... so simple so beautiful. It certainly gets my vote. I just remember the first time I read Noether’s theorem, it gave me the chills… so simple so beautiful. It certainly gets my vote.

]]> By: Jocelyn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-9736 Jocelyn Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:17:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/09/the-greatest-noethers-on-symmetry-and-conservation-laws/#comment-9736 So pretty. So pretty.

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