Comments on: Nobel Prize for the Accelerating Universe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Discover the Fate of the Universe, Win a Nobel Prize! | h-info.co.in http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72660 Discover the Fate of the Universe, Win a Nobel Prize! | h-info.co.in Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:29:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72660 [...] once again, and for a little more info, don’t hesitate to read Sean’s, Steinn’s or Peter’s interesting takes, also, on the 2011 Nobel Prize in [...] [...] once again, and for a little more info, don’t hesitate to read Sean’s, Steinn’s or Peter’s interesting takes, also, on the 2011 Nobel Prize in [...]

]]> By: James Ph. Kotsybar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72659 James Ph. Kotsybar Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:35:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72659 SUPERLUMINELLE -- James Ph. Kotsybar The Universe is expanding, Faster than the limit of light, Beyond common understanding. Cosmology is demanding. Its study is by no means slight. The Universe is expanding. Physics’ heroes, quite outstanding, Have applied their full mental might Beyond common understanding. There’s no point in reprimanding, As we gaze out into the night, The Universe is expanding. The truth of fact is commanding. Whatever is has to be right, Beyond common understanding. Einstein’s physics notwithstanding, Much quicker than what we call bright, The Universe is expanding Beyond common understanding. SUPERLUMINELLE
– James Ph. Kotsybar

The Universe is expanding,
Faster than the limit of light,
Beyond common understanding.

Cosmology is demanding.
Its study is by no means slight.
The Universe is expanding.

Physics’ heroes, quite outstanding,
Have applied their full mental might
Beyond common understanding.

There’s no point in reprimanding,
As we gaze out into the night,
The Universe is expanding.

The truth of fact is commanding.
Whatever is has to be right,
Beyond common understanding.

Einstein’s physics notwithstanding,
Much quicker than what we call bright,
The Universe is expanding
Beyond common understanding.

]]> By: Jim Rohlf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72658 Jim Rohlf Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:45:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72658 We used to joke when I was a student at Caltech that it was very easy to know a nobel prize winner, but it was much more interesting to know somebody BEFORE they won it. Congrats to your friends. We used to joke when I was a student at Caltech that it was very easy to know a nobel prize winner, but it was much more interesting to know somebody BEFORE they won it. Congrats to your friends.

]]> By: Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » What happened in the world this week http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72657 Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » What happened in the world this week Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:53:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72657 [...] to Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter, and Brian Schmidt for the discovery of the cosmic acceleration (see these two Cosmic Variance posts for more); second, awarding the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dan Shechtman [...] [...] to Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter, and Brian Schmidt for the discovery of the cosmic acceleration (see these two Cosmic Variance posts for more); second, awarding the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dan Shechtman [...]

]]> By: GRBjunky http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72656 GRBjunky Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:39:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72656 Calm down guys! There is no such thing as a Nobel Prize well deserved unless you assume Nobel means the best, which has never been the case. The only thing can be said about Nobel Prize is that those results are important and can last longer than a decade without been proven wrong. In most cases one just need to be lucky to discover things that are interesting enough to alert the Nobel committee. Most of the Nobel Prize winners are neither any smarter nor harder working than their peers (I happened to think Bob Kirshner is in a much better scientist than the three winners, but that does not matter to Nobel committee). Nobel prize became famous because of great people such as Einstein, but Einstein did not get his fame because of the Nobel Prize he received for photoelectric effect. Many won Nobel because their research sort of "vindicates" GR, but Einstein never got a prize for GR. In short, Nobel prize is over valued, and serious scientists should ignore it. Calm down guys! There is no such thing as a Nobel Prize well deserved unless you assume Nobel means the best, which has never been the case. The only thing can be said about Nobel Prize is that those results are important and can last longer than a decade without been proven wrong. In most cases one just need to be lucky to discover things that are interesting enough to alert the Nobel committee. Most of the Nobel Prize winners are neither any smarter nor harder working than their peers (I happened to think Bob Kirshner is in a much better scientist than the three winners, but that does not matter to Nobel committee). Nobel prize became famous because of great people such as Einstein, but Einstein did not get his fame because of the Nobel Prize he received for photoelectric effect. Many won Nobel because their research sort of “vindicates” GR, but Einstein never got a prize for GR. In short, Nobel prize is over valued, and serious scientists should ignore it.

]]> By: Science Today: The Links « Science-Based Life http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72655 Science Today: The Links « Science-Based Life Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:02:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72655 [...] honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about dark energy, or should [...] [...] honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about dark energy, or should [...]

]]> By: Shantanu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72654 Shantanu Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:41:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72654 Congratulations to the nobel laureates. Also I would nominate Irwin Shapiro for Shapiro delay. Nowadays everyone takes "Shapiro delay" for granted, but it took 50 years after einstein's discovery of GR for this to be proposed. Also now it has not only become a powerful test to discriminate against alternate gravity theories, but it is also routinely used as an astrophysical tool to measure masses of neutron stars, including the nobel-prize winning Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar , where Shapiro delay was one of the observables used which helped over-determine the system Congratulations to the nobel laureates.
Also I would nominate Irwin Shapiro for Shapiro delay. Nowadays
everyone takes “Shapiro delay” for granted, but it took 50 years after einstein’s discovery of GR for
this to be proposed. Also now it has not only become a powerful test to discriminate against alternate gravity theories, but it is also routinely used as an astrophysical tool to measure masses of neutron
stars, including the nobel-prize winning Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar , where Shapiro delay was one of the observables used which helped over-determine the system

]]> By: Fire Up Your Virtual Realities | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72653 Fire Up Your Virtual Realities | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:23:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72653 [...] be discussing in a post at Cosmic Log. It’s possible the Nobel Prize will be mentioned. (The physics one. Don’t expect any insight from me on quasicrystals, except that they’re [...] [...] be discussing in a post at Cosmic Log. It’s possible the Nobel Prize will be mentioned. (The physics one. Don’t expect any insight from me on quasicrystals, except that they’re [...]

]]> By: Dark Energy FAQ | Cosmic Variance | Theoretical Physics http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72652 Dark Energy FAQ | Cosmic Variance | Theoretical Physics Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:57:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72652 [...] google_ad_slot = "4185208288"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; In honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about darkenergy, or should be.What is dark [...] [...] google_ad_slot = "4185208288"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; In honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about darkenergy, or should be.What is dark [...]

]]> By: Dark Energy FAQ « physics4me http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-for-the-accelerating-universe/#comment-72651 Dark Energy FAQ « physics4me Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:53:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=7515#comment-72651 [...] honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about dark energy, or should [...] [...] honor of the Nobel Prize, here are some questions that are frequently asked about dark energy, or should [...]

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