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LaunchTransient t1_iu0u6eq wrote

Reply to comment by Alarmed_Economics_90 in If the Higgs Field can release energy, can it be harnessed? by [deleted]

>Physics without calc

Tricky ask, calculus theory underlies so much physics that it is practically indispensable.

Even the simple English wiki reads like it's having a hard time properly explaining the concept of a Higgs field

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Alarmed_Economics_90 t1_iu0uk31 wrote

No worries. I know enough for whatever Jeopardy questions there might be about the subject, and that's how I measure whether I've probed deeply enough

Edit: though there is that saying about how if you really understand something, you can explain it to a five year old...

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LaunchTransient t1_iu0vzvf wrote

Oh I don't pretend to understand quantum theory or the full standard model. I'm down with general and special relativity, but quantum physics is just bizarre. Supposedly Feynman said "I think I can safely say that nobody really understands quantum mechanics".

I know enough to know when to tap out and let better intellects do the heavy lifting.

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