Important from the perspective of philosophy of science.
Perhaps the most significant line is the last one:
What is needed is new mathematics that will render these notions scientific,” he said. Then, perhaps, we’ll understand what we’ve been arguing about for so long.Recall that Newton had to develop the calculus as a new mathematical notation in order to express his discoveries in classical physics.
Quanta Magazine
Quantum Theory Rebuilt From Simple Physical Principles
Philip Ball
"Scientists have been using quantum theory for almost a century now, but embarrassingly they still don’t know what it means."
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! Then what are they "using" it for????
Job guarantees in the academe????