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That’s literally what it means, and it’s a minor nitpick I have - it’s an English paper, just use English. Using the German word here just increases noise.
by mdekkers 3y ago
That’s literally what it means, and it’s a minor nitpick I have - it’s an English paper, just use English. Using the German word here just increases noise.
- galaxyLogic 3y agoI think it comes from Einstein whose Gedanken Experiments lead to the discovery of relativity. Einstein came from a German-speaking country. So what the authors are saying is "We're basically doing a similar thing as Einstein did". Jargon is to be avoided but this is more like a tribute to the great physicist Einstein.
- dr_kiszonka 3y agoA less charitable interpretation would be that is a form of self-aggrandizement.
- 77pt77 3y agoIt's both.
- euroderf 3y agoSort of like wrapping yourself in the flag. Of Einstein.
- corney91 3y agoIt's a pretty standard word used in quantum physics. Source: I did a masters in the subject and remember reading it a lot.
- galaxyLogic 3y agoThere is something to it. If you say it is a "thought experiment" the interpretation is "of it's juts your thoughts right?" When you say "Gedanken ... " it means this is part of real research in physics (since E did it this way)
- Yoric 3y agoIt's a pretty common word in research. After all, "thought experiment" is actually a translation from German.