utidjian
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| Quote (blipey @ Nov. 16 2008,17:46) | | Quote (utidjian @ Nov. 16 2008,16:45) | | Quote (olegt @ Nov. 16 2008,13:29) | |
olegt,
I read that entire bit of tard by Granville Sewell. It kinda reminds me of discussions one might have after a first semester Physics class and a couple of bong hits. Kinda revelling in buzzwords of Physics but not really knowing what they mean and how they got their meaning.
Thanks for your clarification and links on the origins of the Schroedinger Equation.
-DU- |
An interesting read that addresses the beginnings of quantum theory and especially its mathematics is Peter Woit's Not Even Wrong. It's pretty dense for a popular science book (I learned exactly what 26 hours of undergrad mathematics gets you--trying to remember what the hell 1/4 of it was and thankful that I didn't decide to be a maths major), but very interesting if you're into quantum theory and the short-comings of Superstring Theory. |
Thanks blipey. I have added that book to my Amazon wishlist :)
I work at a small college in Northern NJ as the Physics Lab Coordinator (fancy name for technician) and I am still an undergrad in Physics. I can do and troubleshoot experiments, which is how I got the job. After eight years of this I have a pretty good grasp of experimental physics at the undergrad and even the gradate level. I understand the quantum mechanics stuff pretty well also and what the experiments are telling us and why the theory, so far, is correct. I am not, yet, so good at the math... but I am working on it.
Even with my limited theoretical knowledge I can see the bogosity in Granville Sewells argument. As I see it, the Schroedinger Equation is derivable from first principles starting with something as simple as a vibrating string. There are several other approaches depending on how low a level (mathematically) one wants to start from.
Thanks again for the book suggestion.
-DU-
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Being laughed at doesn't mean you're progressing along some line. It probably just means you're saying some stupid shit -stevestory
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