Is Lisa Randall's Book Challenging Your Understanding of Quantum Mechanics?

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Lisa Randall's book discusses the challenges of integrating General Relativity (GR) and Quantum Mechanics (QM), specifically highlighting that current attempts focus on the Planck scale rather than macroscopic predictions. This realization emphasizes the complexity of unifying these two fundamental theories in physics. The discussion reflects on the common misconceptions surrounding the scope of GR and QM integration, illustrating a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

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Well - Lisa Randall's book arrived two days ago and I have been reading it.

I read about two minutes ago - the attempts to combine GR and QM aren't making predictions about the world we see, but a scale BELOW quantum! And I'm like 'I should have picked that up when they keep using Planck scale!' Yet all this time I thought they were having trouble to combine GR and QM to talk about the macroscopic world!


IDIOT.
 
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StevieTNZ said:
Well - Lisa Randall's book arrived two days ago and I have been reading it.

I read about two minutes ago - the attempts to combine GR and QM aren't making predictions about the world we see, but a scale BELOW quantum! And I'm like 'I should have picked that up when they keep using Planck scale!' Yet all this time I thought they were having trouble to combine GR and QM to talk about the macroscopic world!


IDIOT.

Dude, you should be proud that this is an embarrassing thing for you.

You should see the really stupid stuff that goes on every day. Makes me sad to be human.
 
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chiro said:
Dude, you should be proud that this is an embarrassing thing for you.

You should see the really stupid stuff that goes on every day. Makes me sad to be human.

I know! I sometimes wonder about others.
 
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