count angels on pinheads

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Definition von count angels on pinheads im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Verbal form of angels dancing on the head of a pin

Such assertions are motivated by the desire to leave the independent-particle model in place as the central paradigm in nuclear theory, but they inadvertently push theoretical nuclear physics in the direction of counting angels on pinheads: “Sure they’re there! It’s just that there aren’t any observable implications of their celestial presence!”.