They may make good physicists, but not great physicists. Similar to saying I know how to drive a car, now let me win the inde 500. Things take to for specialization, even with the advent of guessing and checking machines (llms).

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throwaway85825 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A shocking number of innovations in x field are because y person brought an idea that maps from z field. Cross functional teams are important and mathematicians can and absolutely do make top level contributions to physics.

One of the math problems recently publicized as having being solved by was actually just discovering that a German mathematician had published a solution in the 1950s.

	▲	doc_ick 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh that is true, and I’m not putting down cross functional teams. I’m just putting down the idea that a specialist in one area can immediately be a specialist in another semi related area with no extra review time.

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mixmastamyk 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

With training (remember that?) and practice, one could vastly improve. It’s called a growth mindset.

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doc_ick 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You know what training takes? Time

*you know what practice takes? Time

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mixmastamyk an hour ago | parent [-]

That’s fine.

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doc_ick 34 minutes ago | parent [-]

So we’re in agreement? A mathematician can’t immediately be or replace a good physicist, it takes some certain time to transition.

	▲	mixmastamyk 4 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It’s an investment.