Contrast quantum mechanics with general relativity

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The discussion centers on the exploration of concepts that correlate quantum mechanics and general relativity, proposing a list of dualities such as quantum and black hole, uncertainty and cosmic censorship, and wavefunction collapse and gravitational collapse. The primary question raised is whether these juxtapositions aid in understanding quantum gravity and if a unified theory can exist without such underlying dualities. Critics argue that simply listing these correlations lacks depth and does not contribute meaningfully to the understanding of physics, emphasizing the need for a more rigorous grasp of the terms involved rather than a poetic approach to the subject. The conversation highlights the complexity of bridging quantum mechanics and general relativity and the challenges in developing a coherent framework for quantum gravity.
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Here is a partial list of concepts, correlating quantum mechanics and general relativity, that you may wish to supplement or modify:

1. quantum <--> black hole
2. discreteness <--> singularity
3. phase space <--> spacetime
4. uncertainty <--> cosmic censorship
5. wavefunction collapse <--> gravitational collapse
6. probability <--> geometry
7. interference <--> dimensionality
8. action <--> interval
9. microverse <--> macroverse
10. least action <--> maximal separation
11. wavefunction <--> metric tensor
12. subjectivity <--> objectivity
13. complementarity <--> correspondence
14. duality <--> simultaneity
 
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Do the above juxtapositions help to understand quantum gravity?

If not, how might this set of correlates be used?

Is a unified theory possible without such underlying dualities?
 
Have you at least any idea what you are talking about? I can not even begin with listing what's wrong with that...

I appreciate that you want to help bringing forth a greater understanding of QM/GR, but a bunch of juxtapositions is not going to help. This is physics, not poetry.

The impression I get is that you want to put together a bunch of words without even grasping fully what they mean. Do you even know what a duality is?
 
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