Can Physics Predict the Future?

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Physics explores future knowledge through theories like the quantum uncertainty principle and chaotic dynamics, which outline the limits of predictability. While physics aims to make informed predictions about future states based on current information and established theories, it lacks a dedicated field focused solely on future knowledge. The complexity of many systems often makes accurate predictions challenging. However, advancements in physics are improving the ability to quantify the reliability of these predictions. Overall, while physics contributes to understanding future states, it cannot provide definitive answers due to the inherent complexity of most systems.
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In physics there is any study about future knowledge If you have any ideas can you tell me I know some studies but Iam not sure about them.

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There are theories in physics which detail the limits of what one can reasonably know about future measurements (e.g. quantum uncertainty principle, chaotic dynamics in classical physics), but there isn't a specific branch of physics dedicated to future knowledge.

In some ways, all of physics is a study about future knowledge. Given the present information of a system, and our theories describing how a system evolves in time, we can make reasonably good guesses about the future state of that system. Over time, physicists are also getting better at saying just how good those guesses can be.

Physics can't tell you very much about the future, though, because most systems (i.e. kittens) are much much too complicated to be described at the elementary level.
 
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