I have been watching this polite sparring in QM circles for months the irony of it erupting into centre stage just as physics is trying to deal with FTL nuetrino observations well bad timing.
Lets just say life is going to be very interesting in physics next year.
In QM there have been basically developing two groups those who think the waveforms in QM are figurative they beleive the probabilty is the most important part.
There was a very small minority who believe the waveforms were real they were concentrated mainly in solid state electronics and with advancements in that area and then expansion into metamaterials that number has expanded.
Now the topic has been thrown into the dog fight ring because a group has claimed they can complete the theory the waveforms are real and provide observational proof.
http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-theorem-shakes-foundations-1.9392This is definitely going to be a no holes bar fight now between the two groups. Expect lots of eye gouging, name calling and dented egos.
