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Originally Posted by madman
SR does not describe reality...it is not my concern to then check whether QED does or does not as well....
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While this may be true, QED incorporates SR into it's equations. If SR was wrong, then those equations would not produce the match between the predictions of the theory and experimental observations. For one, the prediction of the positron and antimatter in general was based on the combining of SR with QM by Dirac. Antimatter has been found in experiments.
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Originally Posted by madman
it is instead incumbent on the theorists to prove that they haven't made a fundamental error (in QED) just like they did in SR (as proven by doppler radar).
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Using QED, the value alpha has been calculated to be 137.035 999 710 (96)
In experiments, the value alpha has be meaured to be 137.035 999 710 (90)
The parentheses are values that are uncertain. Pretty successful I would say. You can find the calculations and experiment
here. Not sure why you think the theorist have made a fundemental error, but feel free to show where there is one.
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Originally Posted by madman
you mention that QED is very successful?.....
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Yep, see above.
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Originally Posted by madman
you also said that about SR, yet it is wrong.
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Actually, you have simply misunderstood SR. I would suggest Taylor and Wheeler's "Spacetime Physics" as a reference that you might want to look into.