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The author's point is that you wouldn't expect to see quantum gravity at any scale we could feasibly probe for the next few centuries. If one can't come up with
by danharaj 8y ago
The author's point is that you wouldn't expect to see quantum gravity at any scale we could feasibly probe for the next few centuries. If one can't come up with a theoretical justification for such an anomaly then perhaps that money should be put towards a more promising project.
It's all about opportunity cost.
- macintux 8y agoOpportunity cost plus future budgeting. If we build a bigger collider and find nothing useful, it’ll be that much harder to persuade lawmakers to fund an even bigger one later.
- magicalhippo 8y ago> The author's point is that you wouldn't expect to see quantum gravity at any scale we could feasibly probe for the next few centuries. However the next-gen gravitational wave observatories should be able to start poking at quantum gravity, from what I understand.