I think also of my colleagues in elementary particle theory in many lands, and feel that in some measure I am here as a representative of our small, informal, international fraternity. Murray Gell-Mann colleagueelementaryfeel Change image and share on social
If someone says that he can think or talk about quantum physics without becoming dizzy, that shows only that he has not understood anything whatever about it. Murray Gell-Mann dizzyphysicquantum Change image and share on social
We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game. Murray Gell-Mann curiositydelightfuldrive Change image and share on social
Of course the word chaos is used in rather a vague sense by a lot of writers, but in physics it means a particular phenomenon, namely that in a nonlinear system the outcome is often indefinitely, arbitrarily sensitive to tiny changes in the initial condition. Murray Gell-Mann arbitrarilychaoscondition share on social
Sometimes the probabilities are very close to certainties, but they're never really certainties. Murray Gell-Mann certaintycloseprobability Change image and share on social
Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm. Murray Gell-Mann depressiondisappointmententhusiasm Change image and share on social
I do not keep up with the details of particle physics. Murray Gell-Mann detailparticlephysic Change image and share on social
So the old Copenhagen interpretation needs to be generalized, needs to be replaced by something that can be used for the whole universe, and can be used also in cases where there is plenty of individuality and history. Murray Gell-Mann casecopenhagengeneralize share on social
For me, the study of these laws is inseparable from a love of Nature in all its manifestations. Murray Gell-Mann inseparablelawlove Change image and share on social
But I don't actually adopt the point of view that our subjective impression of free will, which is a kind of indeterminacy behavior, comes from quantum mechanical indeterminacy. Murray Gell-Mann adoptbehaviorfree Change image and share on social
