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Muireall and DaemonicSigil trade physics problems. Answers and discussion of the answers have been spoilered so you can try the problems yourself. Please also use spoiler formatting (type ">!") in the comments. DaemonicSigil Smeared Out Sun Okay, so the first problem is from Thinking Physics. (I promise I'll have some...

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Technology path dependence and evaluating expertise

Muireall I often wonder if I'd be able to tell if a technology were uncompetitive for fundamental viability reasons or for reasons of path dependence—if the ultimate performance would be a winner once we'd worked out a few trillion dollars of kinks, but we never go down that road because...

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5 Physics Problems

Technology path dependence and evaluating expertise

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5 Physics Problems

Technology path dependence and evaluating expertise

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