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I read in a magazine (namely Scientific American) that the Standard Model successfully combines Quantum Mechanics with General Relativity, but I also remember reading in The Elegant Universe that the Standard Model fails to do so. What's true and what's not?
 
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bubblewrap said:
I read in a magazine (namely Scientific American) that the Standard Model successfully combines Quantum Mechanics with General Relativity
No it does not. I guess they wrote special relativity - this is indeed a combination the standard model does.
It would help to see the specific article.
 
mfb said:
No it does not. I guess they wrote special relativity - this is indeed a combination the standard model does.
It would help to see the specific article.
You are right it is Special Relativity, thank you :)
 

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