In both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite. This is likely the way that nature punishes impudent theorists who dare to break her unity.... If infinities are signs of missing unification, a unified theory will have none. It will be what we call a finite theory.


The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next (2007)

Lee Smolin Quotes

In both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite. This is likely the way...

In both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite. This is likely the way...

In both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite. This is likely the way...

In both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite. This is likely the way...