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Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I may attempt to delve into its arguments some time, if nothing else just to honour the author.

I should agree but not because QFT doesn't remove any need for interpretation; only because QFT has never established any interpretation of its 'quantum' sector.

I'm just worried that the term is being heavily overused for anything not scientifically conceivable. And I assume you are aware of the term's origin, but please use with caution!

There is nothing "ontological or metaphysical" in QFT. It is doing physics at very small regions of space [quantum mechanics] in which energies involved are extremely large [relativity]. The real question however is why one shouldn't consider expanding, so to speak, the concepts and methodology...

In my undergrad studies in Greece, I did attend a course on epistemology; it wasn't a requirement towards the degree and I took it out of curiosity. I had to read Kuhn myself, though, as the lecturer tried his best to infuse his own political ideas in the class, rather than concentrate on the...

"Crit" (standing for critique) is a set or rules taught in arts schools and aiming at offering a more or less objective evaluation of a photo. The rules may differ a bit from school to school, but in general they include four factors: light as shades of grey---blacks to whites; clarity of the...

Read Camus; and, please, don’t take everything too literally.

Giancoli; I have used it in several AP-level classes and it was well absorbed by the students. I guess you are aware of the calculus-based book by the same author, too.

Wow! I wished that much of enthusiasm went into physics posts, too! Anyway, here's my advice list. 1. If really serious about photography, enroll in a class; nothing can replace a good course and/or an enthusiastic tutor. 2. If you want to try your own steps, then start with a mechanical...

Nice, provocative question. As a starter, look into Wheeler-Feynman’s theory; perhaps the Wikipedia article on action at a distance. But keep it “low” and confine it to electromagnetism only.

With due respect to this Forum and its distinguished members, it is my humble opinion that politics (and philosophy, for that matter) is not a suitable topic in a scientific forum—especially one devoted to an experimental science as physics.

“Ordinary” calculators executing such tasks should be programmable. Try any HP emulator, like HP-15C. Finding one online might be tricky; the above suggestion is better.

With due respect to all the members who have contributed to the present thread, this is not the physics I've been taught or the physics I've been teaching.

Well, Gigapedia was a site with about half a million scientific titles in downloadable formats. When authorities shut it down, it was described like a second Library of Alexandria loss by its users. There was even some sort of petition signed by a number of academicians to reopen it!

You can find all those books you mention in the Internet, but it would be illegal to download any of them, unless you get official permission. Yes, I'm afraid good old times of Gigapedia and the like have long gone. Have you tried any relevant courses on the OCM.MIT site? Many instructors have...