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		Koshkin on Jan 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Musings on the Current Status of High Energy Physi... You jest, but I've seen the compactification (using periodic boundary condition) mentioned - and explained - in a popular science book about quantum mechanics.

schnitzelstoat on Jan 7, 2020 [–]

Which book? I did a Master's in Physics but a while ago so it'd be nice to read something somewhat technical (but not too much).

Koshkin on Jan 7, 2020 | [–]

An intro to QM by A.Zagoskin. It is indeed somewhat more technical than most pop-science books.

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