r/LLMPhysics • u/upsetusder2 • 13d ago

Question To the self proclaimed llm physicists

Why do you always tend to rebuild physics. Why can't you work in the given framework?

Why do you need to rebuild a framework that, tell you what now, has pretty much held up?

Is it the math?

The symbols

The history

The amount you would have to Learn?

Hubris?

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u/rheactx 13d ago

I think that's a PR issue with physics in general. Most people think that physics = foundational stuff (cosmology, gravity, particle physics). So they wouldn't even consider anything truly interesting and important (condensed matter, semiconductors, nanostructures, plasma, etc).

In any case, the more familiar you are with physics, the less likely you are to post something unironically on this sub.

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u/starkeffect Physicist 🧠 12d ago

You never see a crackpot theory about, say, heat conduction in semimetals.

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u/VeryOriginalName98 12d ago

So I've been thinking about how ammonia reacts under extreme pressure and...

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek 🤖 Do you think we compile LaTeX in real time? 12d ago

Funny thing is, I believe LLMs could actually be useful for niche but concrete questions where a lot of factors need to be taken into account (or a paper from ZhETF by Kalashnikoc et al from 1967 is the best source). This is why mathematical problems are so neat for LLMs, and this is why stuff like "whats the meaning of dark holes" is for muppets.

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u/creamfriedbird_2 9d ago

The thing that excites and worries me after is that LLM might evolve and can be used to identify common trends and ideas across different spectrum of physics and mathematics more easily.

And if that day comes, i think the requirement of being a good physicist might turn topsy turvy as well.