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> so complicated as those in modern particle physics But... modern particle physics is one of the simplest things around. (Ex-physicist here, see username.) It
by exmadscientist 2y ago
> so complicated as those in modern particle physics
But... modern particle physics is one of the simplest things around. (Ex-physicist here, see username.) It only looks complicated because it is so simple that we can actually write down every single detail of the entire thing and analyze it! How many other systems can you say that about?
- spookie 2y agoOther systems might not be part of a field as mature as yours, I would argue.
- exmadscientist 2y agoIt has nothing to do with "maturity" and everything to do with just hierarchy in general. There is something to the old XKCD joke: https://xkcd.com/435/ https://xkcd.com/435/ because the disciplines really are divided like that. You have to know physics to do chemistry well. You have to know chemistry to do biology well. You have to know biology to ... etc. Whereas to do physics well you need only mathematics. Well, at least, to do the theories well. To actually execute the experiments is, ah, more challenging. So I would argue the Standard Model is pretty much the only thing in all of human knowledge that depends on no other physical theories. It's the bottom. Shame it's pretty useless (intractable) as soon as you have three or more particles to calculate with, though....
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