So we're looking for a unified theory of physics to unite

Maybe, but that is only the approach. It might be that it's a stupid idea.
There's a lot of physicists so it's going to be a big cast.
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>>9131378
>Newtonian and quantum mechanics
>newtonian
No, not really. Newtonian physics is pretty much accepted to be useful but in a limited sense. It would never be apart of a complete physical theory.

>>9131378
>to unite general relativity and quantum field theory

FTFY

>>9131378
don't you mean quantum mechanics and special relativity

>>9131378
Newtonian physics has already been superceded by GR

>>9131391
I meant general

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>>9131388
>>9131389
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>>9131393
OK whatever, big and small

>unifying gravity with qft
personally i don't think it can be done. my guess is gravity is not a force removed from the rest but more of an approximation to long range effects of the fundamental fields.

>>9131451
>approximation to long range effects of the fundamental fields.
Then the unification would simply involve a proof that the emergent behavior of the lower level theories at the asymptotes (sufficiently large scale) converges on the higher level "approximation" theory and the approximation theory would go away. That's the point

>>9131501
oh. i thought mostly people were trying to look for gravitons n shit.