Commenter invokes Occam's Razor as physics principle
5 Sep 17 6:07 AM · 6d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 5 of 7
Xmd5a quotes Dirac on simplicity in equations of motion and links to a paper formalizing Occam's Razor as a basis for physical theory.
“The dominating idea in this application of mathematics to physics is that the equations representing the laws of motion should be of a simple form.”
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> The dominating idea in this application of mathematics to physics is that the equations representing the laws of motion should be of a simple form. The whole success of the scheme is due to the fact that equations of simple form do seem to work. The physicist is thus provided with a principle of simplicity, which he can use as an instrument of…
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