niconiconi on Nostr: npub150tm9…nravx In the late 19th century and early 20th century, physicists went ...

npub150tm9hp8s4st7re79mrn5q9uj6a70pvuatgg9rd8rce6rd3xr3mqfnravx (npub150t…ravx) In the late 19th century and early 20th century, physicists went to great lengths on debating whether atoms and electrons were "real". Today, the condensed-matter physicists just say, "Of course, our quasi-particles are not real, they're mathematical models. If you disagree with our approach, try applying Schrodinger's equation to every individual particle for yourself!"