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, 19:11, October 16, 2009→Quantum Field Theory/Changes to the Intro: Maxwell's equations are still relativistic
::::::::::: The transistor inventors used Maxwells equations, a relativisitic theory. Yes, you can learn basic QM (eg, Heisenberg, Schodinger, von Neumann) theory without relativity, but you need relativity for QED (eg, Dirac, Feynman). There is no understanding of quantum fields, except using relativity. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:24, 16 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::: The transistor inventors used Maxwells equations, a relativisitic theory. Yes, you can learn basic QM (eg, Heisenberg, Schodinger, von Neumann) theory without relativity, but you need relativity for QED (eg, Dirac, Feynman). There is no understanding of quantum fields, except using relativity. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:24, 16 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::: Maxwell's theory predates relativity by thirty years or more. It is Maxwell that informed Einstein, not the other way round. [[User:RubyR|RubyR]] 14:38, 16 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::: Maxwell's theory predates relativity by thirty years or more. It is Maxwell that informed Einstein, not the other way round. [[User:RubyR|RubyR]] 14:38, 16 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::::: That's right, Maxwell predated Einstein by 30 years or so. Your point? Maxwell's equations are still relativistic, ie, invariant under the Lorentz group. Maxwell's equations are taught and understood today in terms of relativity. You can view special relativity as just a way of understanding Maxwell's equations. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 15:11, 16 October 2009 (EDT)