Uncle Al
Oct27-04, 10:55 AM
<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>\n\n\n\nieee std wrote:\n>\n> Folks:\n>\n> Can anyone suggest any active physics research fields which do not\n> depend much on experiments ?\n>\n> Please do not say theoretical physics, because majority of theoretical\n> physics still heavily depends on experiment data (such as high energy\n> physics or condensed matter theory ). Please also do not say\n> mathematical physics, which is almost a branch of math.\n>\n> I understand that physics is based on experimental data, I just want\n> to find a field which is loosely coupled with experimental data.\n\nM-theory, lattice quantum gravitation. Neither one is predictive or\ntestable.\n\n--\nUncle Al\nhttp://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/\n(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)\nhttp://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form"> View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>ieee std wrote:
>
> Folks:
>
> Can anyone suggest any active physics research fields which do not
> depend much on experiments ?
>
> Please do not say theoretical physics, because majority of theoretical
> physics still heavily depends on experiment data (such as high energy
> physics or condensed matter theory ). Please also do not say
> mathematical physics, which is almost a branch of math.
>
> I understand that physics is based on experimental data, I just want
> to find a field which is loosely coupled with experimental data.
M-theory, lattice quantum gravitation. Neither one is predictive or
testable.
--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf
>
> Folks:
>
> Can anyone suggest any active physics research fields which do not
> depend much on experiments ?
>
> Please do not say theoretical physics, because majority of theoretical
> physics still heavily depends on experiment data (such as high energy
> physics or condensed matter theory ). Please also do not say
> mathematical physics, which is almost a branch of math.
>
> I understand that physics is based on experimental data, I just want
> to find a field which is loosely coupled with experimental data.
M-theory, lattice quantum gravitation. Neither one is predictive or
testable.
--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf