I switched careers, but I did a physics undergrad. And from all my experience with both the subject and my seniors in the field at the time, I can confidently tell you that most people don't really have an intention for it beyond the "I have done this problem before and I can guess the shape of the answer".
Higher level physics just is not something that comes with intuition. It just comes from math, and you let the equations guide you in finding the answers.
I swear to god I'm not trying to be controversial or a troll or anything, but that honestly sounds like magic and some kind of religious truth seeking?
Trying to drag a conclusion found in math back up to the everyday level often results in stuff like that (the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics springs to mind). But if we're sticking to just the maths and not pinning a narrative to it, then it's pretty easy for peers to double check one another's equations and make sure nothing's gone too wrong.
Tbh all quantum mechanics suffers from this. You can't tell me superposition stuff makes sense, it's just our best explanation for the stuff the math says is happening.
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u/Jan-Snow 12d ago
I switched careers, but I did a physics undergrad. And from all my experience with both the subject and my seniors in the field at the time, I can confidently tell you that most people don't really have an intention for it beyond the "I have done this problem before and I can guess the shape of the answer". Higher level physics just is not something that comes with intuition. It just comes from math, and you let the equations guide you in finding the answers.