Do relativity and quantum mechanics contradict each other?

Quantum mechanics is incompatible with general relativity because in quantum field theory, forces act locally through the exchange of well-defined quanta.

What did Einstein think of quantum mechanics?

Einstein saw Quantum Theory as a means to describe Nature on an atomic level, but he doubted that it upheld “a useful basis for the whole of physics.” He thought that describing reality required firm predictions followed by direct observations.

Who is the father of modern physics?

Galileo Galilei
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What is the best book on quantum mechanics?

The Physics of Quantum Mechanics The Physics of Quantum Mechanics James Binney and David Skinner iv This book is a consequence of the vision and munificence of Walter of Merton, who in 1264 launched something good Copyright c 2008–2013 James Binney and David Skinner Published by Cappella Archive 2008; revised printings 2009, 2010, 2011 Contents

Can general relativity make peace with quantum physics?

Or put another way, general relativity would be forced to make peace with quantum physics, because the space in which physicists measure the effects of relativity would itself be divided into unbreakable quantum units. The theatre of reality in which gravity acts would take place on a quantum stage.

What is the difference between general relativity and quantum mechanics?

Basically you can think of the division between the relativity and quantum systems as “smooth” versus “chunky”. In general relativity, events are continuous and deterministic, meaning that every cause matches up to a specific, local effect.

What makes quantum mechanics so extraordinary?

We have tried to convey to students that it is the use of probability amplitudes rather than probabilities that makes quantum mechanics the extraordinary thing that it is, and to grasp that the theory’s mathematical structure follows almost inevitably from the concept of a probability amplitude.