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Not a physicist, but Hossenfelder didn't clarify well that, unlike previous proposed solutions, this one only relies on standard quantum mechanics and general r
by sterlind 6y ago
Not a physicist, but Hossenfelder didn't clarify well that, unlike previous proposed solutions, this one only relies on standard quantum mechanics and general relativity, not strings or LQG. Similar in spirit to Hawking's original approach, which she did mention.
She seems to have a beef with extrapolating (even well-accepted) math, rather than doing experiments. But this kind of work clarifies where the theories clash and break down, how they can work together, maybe even testable predictions.
I wonder if she would have been critical of the Casimir effect, back when it was thought to be untestable.
- effie 6y agoCasimir effect prediction had a good theoretical grounding and testable prediction (force between parallel conducting planes). It was clear the effect (not the theory behind it) was is in principle testable in a lab.
- platz 6y agoHowever this result does rely on a very questionable interpretation of a gravitational path integral.