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Re:Something is wrong in the state of QED - history of physics by spekcular on Thursday May 19, 2022 @02:23AM (#31431350)
This is an outdated, pre-1970s view of renomralization. Thanks to work of Wilson (1982 Nobel prize) and others on the renormalization group, we have a much better understanding.

One good article that explains this shift (in the context of a debate in the philosophy of physics) is here: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/8890/.

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Re:Something is wrong in the state of QED - history of physics by eln1 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @02:53AM (#31431504)
Thanks, I will read, but generally beside e.g. the gravity problem, with increased accuracy there appear inaccuracies all over the standard model, so maybe it is worth revisiting QED? Are you saying the g-factor inaccuracies are not a problem?

https://phys.org/news/2022-05-standard-particle-physics-brok...

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Re:Something is wrong in the state of QED - history of physics by spekcular on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:28AM (#31435968)
The discrepancy in the article you linked is completely unrelated to how well we conceptually understand renormalization (which is broadly applicable to many quantum field theories, not just the standard model). It could be the case that the standard model is wrong, but my claim would still stand.
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