“But imagine you refactor your prediction-generating program and make it shorter; does this mean the physical theory has become simpler?”
Yeah, (given the caveats already mentioned by Vladimir), as any physical theory is a prediction-generating program. A theory that isn’t a prediction-generating program isn’t a theory at all.
“But imagine you refactor your prediction-generating program and make it shorter; does this mean the physical theory has become simpler?”
Yeah, (given the caveats already mentioned by Vladimir), as any physical theory is a prediction-generating program. A theory that isn’t a prediction-generating program isn’t a theory at all.