wnoise comments on Why We Can't Take Expected Value Estimates Literally (Even When They're Unbiased) - Less Wrong

75 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 18 August 2011 11:34PM

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Comment author: wnoise 19 August 2011 04:50:31PM 2 points [-]

By "mirror matter", I assume you mean what is more commonly known as "anti-matter"?

Comment author: Will_Newsome 19 August 2011 05:07:39PM 5 points [-]
Comment author: wnoise 19 August 2011 05:25:24PM 2 points [-]

Huh. Glad I asked.

My initial impression is that the low interaction rate with ordinary matter would make me think this would not be a good explanation for anomalous impacts. But I obviously haven't examined this in anywhere near enough detail.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 19 August 2011 09:49:48PM 3 points [-]

See elsewhere in the thread. E.g. http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0107132

Comment author: wnoise 20 August 2011 01:14:42AM 0 points [-]

I did see those replies. Thanks.