Re: Meanwhile, back in the lab...



In article <7Fdje.104$25.20855@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<mmeron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <d6jdu3$t75$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>glhansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gregory L. Hansen) writes:

>>I've never been very good with thick crystals. But they do give some
>>illuminating demonstrations of the wave nature of particles, like
>>Pendulloesung interference and anamolous absorption.
>
>Yes, these are fascinating. As for "being good with this", well, the
>theory is both highly technical and not especially glamorous, the only
>ones good with it are those who need it.

I know from reading sci.physics which parts are glamorous. Everybody and
his brother has a new Theory of Everything. Revolutionizing our basic
conceptions of time, space, and matter are easy, and doesn't require any
math. Unlike materials or optics or something.



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