From: Calvin Ashmore (coa@andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 12 2004 - 21:05:38 MDT
> People don't want to learn about quantum physics because they don't see
the
> money/reward in it. It's not that hard. Half the crap quantum physicists
> dream up is more like collaborative theatre than physics. Nearly any
theory
> that fits the data and is capable of predicting possible futures has,
likely,
> some predictive merit. The only reason "vortex theory" hasn't taken off
is
> because it doesn't have the funding.
Considering my friends who've taken Quantum, who I've oftentimes seen
ambling about in an incoherent or half-asleep state, I have some small
reservations regarding the line "It's not that hard."
While it may seem like collaborative theatre in what can be theorized, the
actual practice of quantum mechanics tends to heavily involve calculating
integrals and solving PDE's relating to wave functions.
I'll agree that people don't see money or reward in it, and that's often
times a very rational judgement, since in order to make worthwhile usage of
Quantum Mechanics, it takes a rather significant endeavor to understand the
important parts of the theory.
IMHO, it does pay off to understand the basic gist and implications of the
theory (the collaborative theatre bits), though.
Just wanted to add...
-Calvin
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