Weyl's 1918 unified field theory, the original geometric unification attempt, was refuted by Einstein on empirical grounds: atomic spectra would vary with history, contradicting observation.
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Proven wrong or shown to have serious problems through argument or evidence.
Unified field theory(Program pursued by Einstein, Weyl, and others after 1915)
A theory based on a generalized differential geometry that describes both gravity and electromagnetism as properties of spacetime geometry, thereby providing a common geometric origin for both long-range force fields.
Vary with history(as what Weyl's theory would predict for atomic spectra)
To change or become different depending on what has happened to something in the past.
Weyl, Hermann(the subject of the statement)
A German mathematician and physicist (1885-1955) who developed important theories about the structure of space, time, and forces; Einstein disagreed with some of his ideas.