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What do you think a model is? There are phenomena explained by the particle model, and there are phenomena that are not. This is true of all models, and it's a
by Y_Y 5y ago
What do you think a model is?
There are phenomena explained by the particle model, and there are phenomena that are not. This is true of all models, and it's a a strong claim that we could eventually land on a "correct" model at all.
To be fair, a "particle" as the term is used in quantum field theory doesn't refer to a billiard ball, it's a perturbation in a "field" and encapsulates behaviour which could be described as wave or particle or neither.
- maxerickson 5y agoOh come on, what do you think a leading question is?
- amackera 5y ago"All models are wrong, but some are useful." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong
- dredmorbius 5y agoOr to paraphrase Beer: The utility of a model is what it describes.