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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 9:46 am
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(October 12, 2017 at 8:15 am)Joods Wrote: Don't you mean diabeetus, Mr. Brimley?
YOU ASSHOLE! Be damned lucky you didn't cause my death if I had choked to death if I had been drinking something while reading this.
I like the part of the article describing finding a universal theory among quantum scientists as being as likely as the Cleveland Browns wining the Superbowl........ OUCH, and poor Browns.
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October 12, 2017 at 10:08 am
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 11:03 am
(October 12, 2017 at 9:45 am)Jehanne Wrote: Here's a really great book on Quatum Field Theory:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quan...ng=UTF8&me=
It's priced right (under $30 for a used edition) but the Kindle edition has some bad reviews, as the illustrations are, apparently, too small.
A timeless video on WLC is his debate with Professor Sean Carroll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qKZqPy9T8
Basically, whatever Science uncovers about the natural world, theists will claim that it is so because "God wanted it that way."
Yea, but it isn't just Christianity that pulls this shit, every religion does.
I am dead serious, you can google any religious label and put the word "science" after it, and find tons of apology sites that claim science points to their club. BELIEVE ME, they all do it. Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Buddhists as well.
Humans worldwide simply don't like facing their finite existence and they need a club that tells them they are the one true center of all this.
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 11:25 am
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(October 12, 2017 at 9:45 am)Jehanne Wrote: Here's a really great book on Quatum Field Theory:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quan...ng=UTF8&me=
It's priced right (under $30 for a used edition) but the Kindle edition has some bad reviews, as the illustrations are, apparently, too small.
A timeless video on WLC is his debate with Professor Sean Carroll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qKZqPy9T8
Basically, whatever Science uncovers about the natural world, theists will claim that it is so because "God wanted it that way."
But to understand Peskin&Schroder at all, you need at least an undergrad education in theoretical physics, better graduate level courses in classical mechanics, Edyn, QM, college level calculus and and complex variables.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 11:25 am)Alex K Wrote: (October 12, 2017 at 9:45 am)Jehanne Wrote: Here's a really great book on Quatum Field Theory:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quan...ng=UTF8&me=
It's priced right (under $30 for a used edition) but the Kindle edition has some bad reviews, as the illustrations are, apparently, too small.
A timeless video on WLC is his debate with Professor Sean Carroll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qKZqPy9T8
Basically, whatever Science uncovers about the natural world, theists will claim that it is so because "God wanted it that way."
But to understand Peskin&Schroder at all, you need at least an undergrad education in theoretical physics, better graduate level courses in classical mechanics, Edyn, QM, college level calculus and and complex variables.
Indeed, there are some prerequisites. Khan Academy has a full range of videos for those who want to traverse the learning curve:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math
Foundational calculus and physics can be found here:
https://openstax.org/
And, finally, Advanced Calculus by Kaplan, Modern Physics by Krane, Quantum Mechanics & Electromagnetism by Griffith, and Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Reif should do the trick, although, I have read that Weinburg has a QFT 3-volume tome that assumes no prior knowledge!
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October 12, 2017 at 12:59 pm
My dumbness makes me haz a sad, lol.
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October 12, 2017 at 1:46 pm
(October 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Pretty cool that some people are smart enough to actually study this stuff. It turns my mind to mush!
I'm pretty sure I asked one of AF's resident physicists whether being impossibly intelligent was requisite for being good at physics, and to the best of my recollection, possessing above average intelligence was part of his answer (studying advanced mathematics and being able to creatively solve problems was also part of it). Now, IMO, this was a very humble answer, as it just seems like one has to be severely talented and gifted in order to have the creative insight/vision to succeed in this field; however, it is very likely that a highly gifted individual would view my understanding of giftedness/creativity as just being above average or commonplace. Hence, I certainly appreciate these individuals and their contributions toward advancing humanity's knowledge and understanding of reality.
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 1:49 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 1:46 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: (October 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Pretty cool that some people are smart enough to actually study this stuff. It turns my mind to mush!
I'm pretty sure I asked one of AF's resident physicists whether being impossibly intelligent was requisite for being good at physics, and to the best of my recollection, possessing above average intelligence was part of his answer (studying advanced mathematics and being able to creatively solve problems was also part of it). Now, IMO, this was a very humble answer, as it just seems like one has to be severely talented and gifted in order to have the creative insight/vision to succeed in this field; however, it is very likely that a highly gifted individual would view my understanding of giftedness/creativity as just being above average or commonplace. Hence, I certainly appreciate these individuals and their contributions toward advancing humanity's knowledge and understanding of reality.
I agree with Khan Academy's motto, "You can learn anything." Really, the most important thing is persistence, but to persist requires interest. I think that this is why a lot of girls are excited about science and the natural world in elementary school only to lose interest in their middle and high school years, probably, because they start to focus more on boys and clothes, and each other, and in the process, lose interest in science.
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October 12, 2017 at 2:08 pm
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
October 12, 2017 at 2:26 pm
(October 12, 2017 at 2:08 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Those we point to as the lesser minds of our species still manage to commit to memory the lyrics to untold numbers of songs, a mountain of sports stats big enough to crush a legitimate statistician, the best routes to navigate hundreds of miles of frequently confusing terrain, the vaguery of office sops, elaborate family histories, complicated jokes, a fluid language, social mores, inventories of household items down to the toothpicks and toiletpaper, and exactly what was wrong with each and every one of their exes.
-and then we forget to leave the seat down.
There was a "Welcome back, Kotter" episode about this.
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