Re: How to proof a theory?

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From: island
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 17:59

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Wolfram Sieber wrote:

> What do you think about newsgroups, to ask others to verify the
> idea?

Newsgroups are actually a very good place to start as there are SOME
very knowledgable people there, but beware of the crackpots.  Generally,
if you get little or no response, then it means that your ideas aren't
all that outrageous, although that is still very far from what would be
considered to be mainstream acceptance.

If you get your butt flamed off, then you'll know that you've got a lot
of work to do yet, but don't get too discouraged by that, since it is
the argument which serves as the stone which hones your point.

As I've said, newsgroups are a good starting place, especially if you
don't have the technical writing ability and rigor that serious
scientific journals will require.

Be careful that you look and listen for good advice from people that do
know what they are talking about though.  Make sure that you ask a lot
of questions, and don't be too... matter-of-fact... about it all, or you
might just find yourself branded and banished to the crackpot list.

I'm assuming that your idea represents a physics theory, so try posting
a paper to sci.physics.research first.

S.P.R. is a moderated group and the physicists that do the moderating
don't accept anything that is considered to be overly speculative.  If
your paper is accepted and posted there, then you will have successfully
made it past one giant hurdle and you will be rubbing elbows with the
right people, but the moderators won't tell you what's wrong with your
paper if they reject it.  That's for you to figure out, and the open
forums might give you some insight about that.

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