
Quantum Worlds
The Infinite Monkey Cage
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Is Quanta Mechanics a Misquote?
For so long quanta mechanics was considered and perhaps to some extent, even now, a bit of an embarrassment to study as a professional physicist. Even people like einstein and schwerdenger, said, waitwel, that doesn't sound right. And they lost the p r battle very thoroughly. But there's a bunch of things going on. If you think about when were these discussions being had, the 19 thirties and forties. Physicists came up with other things to be interested in in those years,. And they're developed. The centre of grav ophysics moved from europe to the united states. Europeans, bless their hearts, like to think about
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