chakademus

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   by chakademus 11y ago

   As a counterpoint: what about the efficacy of condensed matter physics informing developments in quantum field theory? Of course analog systems must be treated carefully, but I think we shouldn't rush to do away with the practice entir
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   by chakademus 11y ago

   The thing is, this isn't even a challenge to any assumptions physicists have, or even a surprising result. Every prediction of quantum theory for these kinds of atomic systems has been borne out. All this "weirdness" is the s
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   by chakademus 12y ago

   "The standard interpretation of entanglement is that there is some kind of instant communication happening between the two particles." This is flat-out not true. The standard interpretation is that the entangled objects are part o
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   by chakademus 12y ago

   metaphysics: the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space. astrophysics: the branch of astronomy concerned with the
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   by chakademus 12y ago

   Physicist here: the BICEP2 findings have a fair chance of being borne out, but I do feel that the BICEP group was a bit premature claiming definitive detection. The doubts of independent groups, and the need for further experiments to confi