But for either of these theories to be deemed correct descriptions of the physical universe, shouldn't they have to work on every scale? I'm having a difficult time understanding how a theory can be held up as true, when its results are only accurate when applied to certain dimensions...
It is my understanding that String Theory is an attempt at combining the quantum theories with relativity, correct? My question is, why is this considerd so difficult? What about the two separate theories (quantum and relativity) makes them so hard to combine? Do they oppose each other or something?
I take it the opaque barrier is the one that applies to my question...? If so, that really doesn't give a good general explanation.
I'll ask my question slightly differently:
Let's say I position a full orchestra in front of a building. This building has a sharp corner on one side and a...
I've heard that a property of waves (water/sound/light...) is that they can bend or refract around an object as long as the sides of the object are shorter than the wavelength.
I'm trying to picture what would cause this 'bending', but its not coming to me. Can anyone help to explain how the...
"All of Newton's laws are considered valid given speeds much smaller then c and energys above the continum limit. That means we do not use them at relativistic speeds and for quantum mechanics."
For clarification... are you saying that the first and third law also have problems when...