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freshman physics major here. What do you guys think about theoretical physics?

>> No.8665972

>>8665966
pretty cool, over time I've gained much respect for mathematical physics

>> No.8665989

>>8665966

>theoretical physics

>muh string theory
>muh m-branes
>muh dark everything
>muh quantum erasers

It's literally indistinguishable from religion.

>> No.8665995

>>8665989
Who cares faggot? Shit's cool.

>> No.8666009

>>8665995

There's nothing wrong with religion, it's just not science.

>> No.8666015

>>8665989
>implying math isn't made up Jewish memes whenever infinity is involved

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8666025

>>8666015
>t. mathlet

>> No.8666071

>>8665989
>It's literally indistinguishable from religion.

Shit like String Theory may be of questionable physical relevance, but it is mathematically rigorous and is thus logically self-consistent. I would not say the same holds for religion.

>> No.8666076

>>8666071
>mathematically rigorous

Never mind string theory, If you even studied quantum mechanics to the point you ran into renormalization, looked at it, and thought anything besides how laughable of a religion it literally is, then I don't know what to say.

>Hey, everything sums to infinities
>Herp derp, you can just cancel out some infinities
>Derp herp, shit still sums to various infinities
>Durr, just ignore those for some reason

Yes, rigorous indeed

>> No.8666083

>>8666076
While what you encounter in a typical QFT course is not phrased in a rigorous manner, there is some pretty decent mathematics behind RG flow.

Think flows on moduli spaces.

>> No.8666084

>>8666076
>t. stupid undergrad thinks his shitty courses are representative of how theoretical physicists actually do their work

k

>> No.8666115

>>8665989
This. Popsci takes these as gods.

>Woah, like particles and quantum physics and shieeet, lmao.

>> No.8666163

Its what inspires people to become physicists