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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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