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Comment by skydhash

1 hour ago

> physics is a collection of models which are empirically tested. if epicycles makes predictions to more decimal places than relativity then epicycles are "right" and relativity is "wrong".

Most models have relation to each other so it does not suffice to take one in isolation. It's one continuous world (in our knowledge) so almost everything relates to one other. The truthiness of something is not whether it fits some particular phenomena, but how does it generalize.

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mathisfun123  1 hour ago

> Most models have relation to each other so it does not suffice to take one in isolation

You don't know what you're talking about (most people on here do not).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansatz

  • skydhash  1 hour ago

    > You don't know what you're talking about (most people on here do not).

    > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansatz

      After an ansatz, which constitutes nothing more than an assumption, has been established, the equations are solved more precisely for the general function of interest, which then constitutes a confirmation of the assumption. In essence, an ansatz makes assumptions about the form of the solution to a problem so as to make the solution easier to find

    I don't see where this contradict my statement. A good answer does not means the formula used is correct.