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bhobba replied to the thread Undergrad One does not “prove” the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics.As always, Peter, thanks for the clarification. If QFT were actually, in the Einstein SR sense, non-local, then it would be in big... -
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This might be a bit misleading. Bell did not make any specifically relativistic assumptions when deriving his inequalities, so Bell... -
bhobba posted the thread Synchronous Condensers for Power Grid Stabilization in Electrical Engineering.I mentioned in a post some time ago now that, at present, the renewable energy debate here in Australia is mired in economic issues, not...
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bhobba replied to the thread Undergrad One does not “prove” the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics.What we mean is like what we see around us every day - tables, chairs, computers, etc. That said, for a more nuanced view, read the...
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bhobba replied to the thread Undergrad One does not “prove” the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics.If you read Ballentine, he uses two axioms - the operator eigenvalue axiom and the Born Rule. Gleason links the two, leaving just one...
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bhobba replied to the thread Undergrad One does not “prove” the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics.That's why I did the post. I now think it was just an offhand remark, applicable to all science, really. Thanks Bill
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There is a lot going on here. I think the quoted text is talking about the ideas of a Popper-like approach to science. But let me sneak...
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That's true for the basic principles of every physical theory. Look at it this way. A proof starts with assumptions and uses deductive...
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Many models lead to the same math. So a wrong model can lead to correct mathematics. This happens all the time.
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I think it's true of any physical theory.
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bhobba posted the thread Undergrad One does not “prove” the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics in Quantum Interpretations and Foundations.I am slowly going through the book 'What Is a Quantum Field Theory?' by Michel Talagrand. I came across the following quote: One does...
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bhobba reacted to Muu9's post in the thread Foundations A rigorous approach to learn Mathematics with Like.
Spivak is closer to an analysis text than a calculus text. Thomas and Stewart are better options for a first course, maybe Apostol if...
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A text in analysis from before the rigorization of analysis (c. 1900) will be misleading. It will be missing fundamental concepts like...
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bhobba reacted to A. Neumaier's post in the thread Undergrad Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about real… with Like.
See, e.g., the discussion in the last two sections of D. Wallace, The quantum theory of fields, and his Reading List in Philosophy of...
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Definitely the economy is changing. It is difficult to predict for now how things will change. But in general industry is more tied to...