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[AI summary] This text provides an extensive overview of the educational journey in physics, covering undergraduate and graduate levels. It outlines the necessary subjects and textbooks for each stage, from foundational courses in mathematics and physics to advanced topics like quantum field theory and general relativity. The text emphasizes the importance of a strong mathematical background, the use of multiple textbooks for a comprehensive understanding, and the role of research in graduate education. It also mentions the availability of referral links for purchasing books, with the caveat that they generate small commissions.
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I'm getting tired of writing about free will, as what I'm really interested in is determinism of the physics sort, and, as far as we know, determinism is true except in the realm of quantum mechanics-where it may still be true, but probably not. So let me lump quantum mechanics and other physical laws together...
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Last week, Sabine Hossenfelder wrote a post entitled "Why not string theory?" In it, she argued that string theory has a much more dominant position in physics than it ought to: that it's crowding out alternative theories like Loop Quantum Gravity and hogging much more funding than it actually merits. If you follow the string...
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