theoretical
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Theoretical proof for this comes from a famous article written 40 years ago by William Sharpe, the 1990 Nobel laureate in economics.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Theoretical models had predicted that the molecule could exist in two equally likely structures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Theoretical physicists have pointed out fatal flaws in Mr. White’s reasoning and researchers at the Dresden University of Technology failed to replicate some of his results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University created this framework to explain how quasiparticles form and to link two quantum states that were previously thought to be incompatible.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
Theoretical breakthrough that it was, complementarity did nothing to resolve the paradoxical results emanating from the atomic nucleus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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