Week 5 Assignements: My symmetrical world

My (a)symmetrical world:

Is asymmetry inherent to the way our world works? I would say yes. Asymmetry is purely the lack of symmetry. There are countless examples of asymmetry in nature. If one looks at the human brain, it may appear that the two hemispheres are symmetrical, but in actuality they are not. One can see that the Earth's shape is symmetrical while the continents and the Earth's rotation are asymmetrical. Human bodies look symmetrical at first glance but are not. The same goes for animals and molecular asymmetry. If one takes, for example, a leaf that looks symmetrical but then folds the leaf in half, the observer will find that the leaf is asymmetrical. So, things in our world that seem symmetrical are not always such. All of physics' equations are symmetrical. It seems that we may need newer equations to interpret our asymmetrical world.

Just what does this CP parity really mean?

It seems that this CP violation was actually found out by accident. What CP violation is is a violation of the standard model of CP symmetry, put forth in 1956. C= charge conjugation, which transforms a particle into its antiparticle. P= parity, which creates a mirror image of a physical system. Apprently weak interaction violates P. There needs to be three generations of quarks present in order for CP violation to occur, but it does occur. It is postulated that within the first few seconds of the "big bang" there was a CP violation. If this CP violation had not occured there would have been an equal amount of matter and anti-matter produced. The Earth, as we know it, would not have come into existence. So it is to CP violation that we should give credit for the development of the universe, as we know it.

I find this so interesting. Granted, I don't feel like I understand all that I read on the subject, nor do I boast to understand the science behind it all, but the underlying concept sits well with me. There are things in this universe that we consider laws. but it seems that there is always an exception. "In all reactions that we know of where a quark is produced, an antiquark is also produced." It is these exceptions, i would argue, that make life so interesting. It is a positive, humbling experience to observe the exceptions to the rules.

In reading the information provided about CP violation and weak interations it made me think of some personal experiences I have had myself. When I have been in an incredibly weakend state, quite sick, tired, or extremely low energy, I seem to have more experiences in which I see apparitions of people that appear and then disappear. It helps to have some sort of protection around me, to bolster the presence of energy. Certain people, paintings with strong Qi, and jade have all been useful in helping to strengthen my physical, emotional, spiritual self during these paricular times. Maybe my self in such a weakend state doesn't actually observe the same laws or rules when I am truely helathy and strong. Maybe my self has participated in what could be a violation of natural laws.

Are there connections between Sacred Geometry and Physics?

Absolutely, there are connections between sacred geometry and physics. Sacred geometry is based on the fact that there are "patterns, designs, and structures," from small to large, "that follow geometrical archetypes." This is evidence, some would say, that there exists a greater connection or an "interconnectedness or inseparability" among all aspects of life. We read earlier in class about Bell's Theorem that states "that the apparently separate parts of the universe could be intimately connected at a deep and fundamental level." And "that the most fundamental level is un unbroken wholeness." The Golden Ratio, an example of sacred goemetry exists everywhere, from the way sunflowers are arranged to the shape of seashells, from the way leaves are arranged to the number of joints that exist in the body and facial physiogomy.