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0 pointsmdekkers2y ago0 comments

That’s literally what it means, and it’s a minor nitpick I have - it’s an English paper, just use English. Using the German word here just increases noise.

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galaxyLogic2y ago

I think it comes from Einstein whose Gedanken Experiments lead to the discovery of relativity. Einstein came from a German-speaking country.

So what the authors are saying is "We're basically doing a similar thing as Einstein did". Jargon is to be avoided but this is more like a tribute to the great physicist Einstein.

dr_kiszonka2y ago

A less charitable interpretation would be that is a form of self-aggrandizement.

corney912y ago

It's a pretty standard word used in quantum physics.

Source: I did a masters in the subject and remember reading it a lot.

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77pt772y ago

It's both.

euroderf2y ago

Sort of like wrapping yourself in the flag.

Of Einstein.

Yoric2y ago

It's a pretty common word in research. After all, "thought experiment" is actually a translation from German.

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