On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 5:55:36 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: > > > I came across a good article that is apposite to the discussion in this > thread. Arnold Neumaier has an article on virtual particles at: > > https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/vacuum-fluctuation-myth/ > > where he looks at the origin of much of the common mythology surrounding > the idea of vacuum fluctuations and virtual particles. People should read > this and take the lessons to heart -- all of this mythology arose from > well-meaning, but ultimately mis-guided, attempts to explain the mysteries > of quantum mechanics to lay people. The result was enduring confusion, that > now affects even professional physicists. > > Bruce >
Very interesting fellow. Interesting article. I was intrigued reading the link there to his biography of himself being math to applied math ending up in computing and dabbling in physics. Sounded like me! Then Two years after my Ph.D., my formerly atheistic world view changed and I became a Christian. I got convinced that there is a very powerful God <http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/sciandf/eng/arms.html> who created the Universe, who controls what appears to us as chance, and who is interested in each of us individually. I understood (with Galilei, and later Newton and Maxwell) that God had written the book of nature in the language of mathematics. As a result of these insights, one of my life goals became to understand all the important applications of mathematics in other fields of science, engineering, and ordinary life. It is a challenge that keeps me learning all my life. https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/interview-mathematician-physicist-arnold-neumaier/ @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/12e6f2d4-d437-41c6-8cfb-2aa6887a7de3%40googlegroups.com.
