Week Five Assignements

My (a)symmetrical world

As the article points out the idea of symmetry is very closely related to the idea of conservation.  Furthermore symmetries and conservations exist in a variety of forms.  As to symmetries, mirror image is only the most common type.  There are also higher degree, rotational and mathematical symmetries.  As to conservation there are conservation of momentum, energy, rotation and charge among others.  

I believe the world we live in contains both symmetry and asymmetry and yet is neither symmetrical nor asymmetrical.  Similarly the laws of conservations both apply and don’t apply to the world.  These concepts are created to explain the world and yet the nature of concept in general is that it is exclusive.  To be A is also to not be -A.  Otherwise we do not know what A means (logical laws of identity and non-contradiction).  However reality is not exclusive but inclusive which is beyond conceptual expression and hence non-conceptual.  This is perhaps the reason why in his attempt to describe ultimate reality, Laozi said: "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”   

Just what does this “CP violation” really mean?

CPT Invariance is a fundamental assumption in physics which states all processes involving particles remain invariant if the particles are changed into antiparticles.  However in testing Kaon, physicists found that its decay rate changes when they change its charge (C) and parity (P).  This means that in order for CPT invariance to hold true then the reversion of time (T) must also affect Kaon’s decay rate.

Are there connections between Sacred Geometry and Physics?

I believe Sacred Geometry and Physics are intimately connected.  I-Ching, Mandala, Golden Ratio and Fractals are all illustrations and demonstrations of the inner order and logic of the seemingly chaotic movements of some objects, events or phenomenon of our physical universe which are also the subject of physics.