Re:Can Foundational Physics Be Saved?
by Maro on Sunday December 16, 2018 @03:07AM
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> If any two trained practitioners can get to the same result of a calculation and it matches experiment to appropriate approximations that seems good enough to me.
I think that's already true today. The problem is, when theorists are out manufacturing new theories, I think it gets very confusing/handwavy (because everybody is brought up on handwavy fundamentals).
Re:Can Foundational Physics Be Saved?
by andrepd on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:48PM
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There are no "handwavy" fundamentals. The theory is well-studied, well-understood, sound, and produces verifiable results. It is, however, incomplete, in that it does not provide an explanation for certain phenomena.
I think that's already true today. The problem is, when theorists are out manufacturing new theories, I think it gets very confusing/handwavy (because everybody is brought up on handwavy fundamentals).
Disclaimer: I'm not a practicing physicist.