I have a second-handed source hearing this view from a theoretical physics 4th phd student at Stanford—he believes less breakthroughs nowadays as the field becomes more and more established, and this was exactly why he was a bit discouraged/sad. Not sure if things has changed, and that may or may not be his personal view.
I have a second-handed source hearing this view from a theoretical physics 4th phd student at Stanford—he believes less breakthroughs nowadays as the field becomes more and more established, and this was exactly why he was a bit discouraged/sad. Not sure if things has changed, and that may or may not be his personal view.