Re: No new Einstein
- From: markwh04@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 04:52:24 +0000 (UTC)
LEJ Brouwer wrote:
> More specifically Einstein believed:
> (c) That there exists a classical field theory unifying gravity,
> electrodynamics and quantum theory.
>
> Anyone who poo-poos any of the above beliefs/visions of Einstein is
> simply not of Einstein's calibre, and can neither hope to be, nor is
> worthy of being, the next Einstein.
"One can give good reasons why reality cannot at all be represented by
a continuous field. From the quantum phenomenon it appears to follow
with certainty that a finite system of finite energy can be completely
described in terms of a finite set of numbers (quantum numbers). This
does not seem to be in accordance with a continuum theory, and must
lead to an attempt to find a purely algebraic theory for the
description of reality. But nobody knows how to find the basis for
such a theory"
-- Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 1956 (posthumous)
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