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> if you're calculations don't fit, then your mathematics is not suitable, so change the math before you change the physical description We tried, but it doesn
by mr_mitm 7y ago
> if you're calculations don't fit, then your mathematics is not suitable, so change the math before you change the physical description
We tried, but it doesn't fit the data nearly as well (e.g. MOND). Related xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1758/ https://xkcd.com/1758/
- mikorym 7y agoI understand that r^2 is in many ways already the best thing to do. What I mean is that I would always scratch myself in doubt (sometimes literally) with something as simple as the area of a flat surface. I just mean that physics and mathematics are sometimes in spirit different.