M&D p.54-- spoiled, rotten even.

[Meg Larson]

somebody sed: 
> > S U P E R S Y M M E T R Y
> > 
> > 
> > >From GR, p. 1: "No, this is not a disentaglement from, but a
progressive
> > knotting into..." Well, in M&D, on page 54 we have a mini "set piece"
on
> > knots, with an extra bonus, a lightly covered worm hole to the present
> and
> > Superstring theory. The tip off is "the Boatswain [pronounced Bosun],
Mr.
> > Higgs" which pretty clearly is a reference to the theorized symmetry
> > breaking mechanism put forth by Peter Higgs (and Philip Anderson), and
> > depends on the yet to be found "Higgs boson." This putative particle
> would
> > effectively tie together all the loose ends (or most of them) of
> > superstring theory, and would account for why the various fermions and
> > their boson partners have different masses, as well as some of the
other
> > seemingly assymmetric qualities of reality.
> > 
> > Pynchon is incredible. From the planck-length to the sailor's hitch-
How
> > many levels does this guy operate on simultaneously?
> > 
> > 
> > Breathless,
> > 
> O thankyouthankyouthankyou!  This is what this list thing's all about.  

> Oh I agreeIagreeIagree!  I'm a-gonna be delving into the book @ 12:30
this afternnoon, so keep those spoilers a-coming!!!

Jules who???

> How many levels does he operate on?  As many levels as he chooses, it
> seems....
> 
> Now as for "supersymmetry"--I think this may be more like, as you may be
> suggesting, assymetry, as well as superb-referentiality.  But it's still
> early in the book....
> 
> Feel free to provide more details on what, if anything "supersymmetry"
and
> "assymetry" mean in this context.  I'm interested.
> 
> davemarc