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The Rubber band and the Ruler

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Jean-Marie Frère (Physique théorique, ULB, Brussels)

Popular Physics · Submitted 27 Apr 2016

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The authors' main claim The discussion runs on a "successive approximations" approach, suited to our own thinking process, and aiming at the "simplest \emph{possible} formulation ", as opposed to the idea of pre-existing laws to be discovered.

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CitationBrussels), Jean-Marie Fr\`ere (Physique th\'eorique, ULB. "The Rubber band and the Ruler." arXiv:1605.02568 (2016). https://pith.science/paper/QMG2JWOU
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In this short presentation, we address two somewhat separate issues. The first one deals with the establishment (vs discovery) of what we call "physical laws". The discussion runs on a "successive approximations" approach, suited to our own thinking process, and aiming at the "simplest \emph{possible} formulation ", as opposed to the idea of pre-existing laws to be discovered. In the second part, we review briefly an approach to the (observed) metric originating from a short distance fractal structure, and remind how a symmetrical situation can arise from mere re-summations.

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s3 In the second part, we review briefly an approach to the (observed) metric originating from a short distance fractal structure, and remind how a symmetrical situation can arise from mere re-summations. contribution 0.76 0.30 0.12 asserted 0.86

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In this short presentation, we address two somewhat separate issues. The first one deals with the establishment (vs discovery) of what we call "physical laws". The discussion runs on a "successive approximations" approach, suited to our own thinking process, and aiming at the "simplest \emph{possible} formulation ", as opposed to the idea of pre-existing laws to be discovered. In the second part, we review briefly an approach to the (observed) metric originating from a short distance fractal structure, and remind how a symmetrical situation can arise from mere re-summations.

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