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Single Idea 21182

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics ]

Full Idea

Quantum mechanics is the only working description of the universe that we have. It is amazingly precise, and so far every experimental test has verified its predictions.

Gist of Idea

Quantum mechanics is our only theory, and is very precise, and repeatedly confirmed

Source

Gavin Hesketh (The Particle Zoo [2016], 02)

Book Ref

Hesketh,Gavin: 'The Particle Zoo' [Quercus 2016], p.43

A Reaction

I take it from this that quantum mechanics is simply TRUE. Get over it! It will never turn out to be wrong, but may be subsumed within some more fine-grained or extensive theory.

The 20 ideas from Gavin Hesketh

21181 Relativity and Quantum theory give very different accounts of forces [Hesketh]
21180 Electrons are fundamental and are not made of anything; they are properties without size [Hesketh]
21182 Quantum mechanics is our only theory, and is very precise, and repeatedly confirmed [Hesketh]
21184 Physics was rewritten to explain stable electron orbits [Hesketh]
21183 Thermodynamics introduced work and entropy, to understand steam engine efficiency [Hesketh]
21185 Colour charge is positive or negative, and also has red, green or blue direction [Hesketh]
21186 Quarks rush wildly around in protons, restrained by the gluons [Hesketh]
21189 Electrons may have smaller components, bound by a new force [Hesketh]
21187 Virtual particles can't be measured, and can ignore the laws of physics [Hesketh]
21188 Quarks and leptons have a weak charge, for the weak force [Hesketh]
21191 Photons are B and W° bosons, linked by the Higgs mechanism [Hesketh]
21190 'Space' in physics just means location [Hesketh]
21192 Neutrinos only interact with the weak force, but decays produce them in huge numbers [Hesketh]
21193 The universe is 68% dark energy, 27% dark matter, 5% regular matter [Hesketh]
21194 The Standard Model omits gravity, because there are no particles involved [Hesketh]
21197 Standard Model forces are one- two- and three-dimensional [Hesketh]
21198 If a cosmic theory relies a great deal on fine-tuning basic values, it is probably wrong [Hesketh]
21196 To combine the forces, they must all be the same strength at some point [Hesketh]
21195 In Supersymmetry the Standard Model simplifies at high energies [Hesketh]
21199 Spinning electric charge produces magnetism, so all fermions are magnets [Hesketh]