Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows

Re:Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy eleme... by exe34 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:29AM (#48869649)

Maths lacks the physical grounding, so in that sense, it's less "real", and more "made up", even though of course it's so pure.

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Re:Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy eleme... by pestatije on Saturday July 11, 2026 @05:38AM (#48870391)

its the same... physics hand-waves the 'why' all the same as chemistry or biology...the gap might be wider but its the same

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Re:Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy eleme... by jeremyjh on Saturday July 11, 2026 @08:13AM (#48871372)

It isn't because you can choose any axioms you want and build an entire mathematical system based on that, but it isn't real in the sense that the universe is. It isn't wrong either - its just not bounded by physical reality.

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Re:Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy eleme... by exe34 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @09:28AM (#48871902)

Physics has a long history of throwing out laws with exceptions in favour of laws that cover larger and larger numbers of observations.

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Re:Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy eleme... by jeremyjh on Saturday July 11, 2026 @08:15AM (#48871380)

Downvoters are probably misunderstanding this. Mathematical theory is based on axioms and inference. The axioms do not have to be true in any cosmic sense for the math to be correct or even useful. Math is a superset of physical reality.

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