Shut up and calculate
Popular Physics
2011-11-10 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
I advocate an extreme "shut-up-and-calculate" approach to physics, where our external physical reality is assumed to be purely mathematical. This brief essay motivates this "it's all just equations" assumption and discusses its implications.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0709.4024,
title = {Shut up and calculate},
author = {Max Tegmark},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.4024},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
This is the "director's cut" version of the September 15 2007 New Scientist cover story. For references, see the "full strength" version at arXiv:0704.0646