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Atomic theory after about 1960. I had no trouble at all getting down to photons, neutrons, electrons, protons, etc and how both fission and fusion works. But wh
by simonblack 5y ago
Atomic theory after about 1960. I had no trouble at all getting down to photons, neutrons, electrons, protons, etc and how both fission and fusion works. But when it came to quarks, mesons and spin, I could never work it out to my satisfaction.
- CornCobs 5y agoI think the old adage about math applies to theoretical physics as well - you never understand it; you only get used to it
- wnkrshm 5y agoI think to get some sort of understanding (instead of just operative understanding of quantum mechanics) you have to dive relatively deep into theoretical physics. Spin can then arise from enhancing the Schrödinger equation with a relativistic description of mass and impulse [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_equation