Physicists Observe ‘Unobservable’ Quantum Phase Transition

Re:Physicists Observe ‘Unobservable’ Quantum Phase Transition by ithkuil on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:05AM (#37480551)

> [..] and even if it was, that would not be evidence for it to be true over others

sure, it's not possible to distinguish it from some of the others.

This thread started with comparing it to some theories that instead invoked non-local effects, which would violate general relativity, so there's that.

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Re:Physicists Observe ‘Unobservable’ Quantum Phase Transition by bowsamic on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:08AM (#37480600)

It's pointless to speak about violating general relativity because we don't have a quantum theory of gravity yet

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Re:Physicists Observe ‘Unobservable’ Quantum Phase Transition by ithkuil on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:47AM (#37481203)

I don't agree with your absolutism here. Not knowing things doesn't mean everything is on equal footing.

All I'm saying in this thread is that, when comparing possible theories, the ones that do not violate general relativity while explaining other observations IMO deserve not to be dismissed just because people cannot wrap their heads around non-physical consequences of the theory.

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Re:Physicists Observe ‘Unobservable’ Quantum Phase Transition by bowsamic on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:54AM (#37481316)

Okay but also if they do violate GR that doesn't really tell us much either, since we expect QM to not obey the rules of GR

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