RE: Mathematics and the Universe
January 6, 2009 at 11:36 pm
(This post was last modified: January 6, 2009 at 11:39 pm by infidel666.)
But ... but ... but ...
OK, "predictions" are made, but the predictions are not things like E=mC^2. People don't come up with a theory based on quantum mechanics and then go look for a way to verify it. The "predictions" of quantum mechanics are about probability fields of particle position and momentum.
The way to make those predictions flows entirely from a methodology developed directly from observables that defy a different kind of "prediction" (and here I mean INTUITION) by humans hypothesizing a law and seeking to test it. In fact, the only attempt I know of to hypothesize off of quantum mechanics in the theoretical school sense of the word is M theory, which is really just an attempt to reconcile general relativity (the beloved lie) with quantum mechanics (the inconvenient truth). How convenient that M theory is practically untestable.
Not hard to tell I took my physics degree at a University that adheres to the tradition of the experimental school, as opposed to the theoretical school. The rivalry lives!
OK, "predictions" are made, but the predictions are not things like E=mC^2. People don't come up with a theory based on quantum mechanics and then go look for a way to verify it. The "predictions" of quantum mechanics are about probability fields of particle position and momentum.
wikipedia Wrote:Generally, quantum mechanics does not assign definite values to observables. Instead, it makes predictions about probability distributions; that is, the probability of obtaining each of the possible outcomes from measuring an observable. Naturally, these probabilities will depend on the quantum state at the instant of the measurement.
The way to make those predictions flows entirely from a methodology developed directly from observables that defy a different kind of "prediction" (and here I mean INTUITION) by humans hypothesizing a law and seeking to test it. In fact, the only attempt I know of to hypothesize off of quantum mechanics in the theoretical school sense of the word is M theory, which is really just an attempt to reconcile general relativity (the beloved lie) with quantum mechanics (the inconvenient truth). How convenient that M theory is practically untestable.
Not hard to tell I took my physics degree at a University that adheres to the tradition of the experimental school, as opposed to the theoretical school. The rivalry lives!
