tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post2824487239822263063..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: The power of assumptionsSunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-75122348732592475122007-03-05T16:19:00.000-08:002007-03-05T16:19:00.000-08:00yes indeed....and in some cases, assumptions are c...yes indeed....and in some cases, assumptions are completely absurd. Science almost always starts with assumptions, but good science follows up with the assumptions, and tests them :-)Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-88877687141691688342007-03-05T08:51:00.000-08:002007-03-05T08:51:00.000-08:00True. In some cases, assumptions hold to a very gr...True. In some cases, assumptions hold to a very great extent, eg. the Born-Oppenheimer approximation (which can also be called an assumption) that separates nuclear from electronic motion.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.com