Oh I see... you mean the momentum eigenstates, and the position eigenstates.

TBH I'm not actually sure about what you mean by space wave equation and momentum wave equation.

100 times yes!

Recast #3 with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, get Rian Johnson to direct, and you've got yourself a deal!

Well mathematically, that exclusivity has a bound on it. The normal way that Heisenberg's principle is written mathematically is (uncertainty in x)*(uncertainty in momentum) must be greater than or equal to Planck's Constant.

I think some of the best examples of this come from the Quantum Mechanics-Thermodynamics interface. For example, if you try to compute entropy in Statistical Mechanics (basically mathematically formal Thermo) from first principles, you get a nonsensical answer... until you include the idea of indistinguishable…

Haha... very true. In which case, it's all nonsense!

I think most people do... this is the problem with mathematics! And your metaphor works pretty well in this situation..and anything that aids understanding is awesome in my book!

Loosening the limits of quantum mechanics is actually a very well understood process. All you have to do is change the numerical value of Plank's constant in your equations. As for the conclusion... I'm not sure, I haven't finished reading the paper yet!

I am a hardcore physics "wonk" and I 100% agree with you that there's a certain poetry to how the universe is put together. The fact that the equations for General Relativity can be derived from a very small set of facts, and when they are derived they describe not only the motions of the planets but also what motion…

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Damn!

I don't think the whole season will be in the future universe, will it?

Cool. Thanks! Added to my wish-list.

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Despite being a British comic book fan, I never got into any of the 2000AD titles. So I have two questions for you Dredd fans. 1) How close does this look to the books? and 2) What do you recommend I read to get started in this universe? (Runs, Trades, whatever)

Reading Volim's post again, I think you're right, and obviously that's a ridiculous suggestion. I also think he underestimates the fact that a lot of people are working on these things.

While the Standard Model has been very very VERY successful in predicting nature, it's really very unsatisfying for a number of things. There's all sorts of issues with it on a deep level. For example, there's the Hierarchy Problem, the Cosmological Constant problem, and the Generations Problem.

I think you'll find a lot of physicists are hoping for the very same thing. There are, as you say, many things that the SM cannot explain, despite it's incredible success at predicting nature (and it really is incredible). Particle physicists have been working for decades on models to solve these problems (String…

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