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Is Physics Sick? [In Praise of Classical Physics]

General Physics 2012-09-05 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure.It is in this sense that the epithet, "sick", applies to it. It is argued that classical physics is a model of a healthy science, and the degree of sickness of modern physics is measured accordingly. The malady is located in the relationship between mathematics and physical meaning in physical theory.

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@article{arxiv.1209.0592,
  title  = {Is Physics Sick? [In Praise of Classical Physics]},
  author = {Hisham Ghassib},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.0592},
  year   = {2012}
}
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