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The partial differential equations of relativity consider spacetime and matter/energy to be infinitely divisible. Particles are neither supported nor rejected.
by goldenkey 9y ago
The partial differential equations of relativity consider spacetime and matter/energy to be infinitely divisible. Particles are neither supported nor rejected. Blackholes seem to indicate that relativity performs well in matching reality despite lacking any notion of particles. But who knows..relativity could be at odds when it comes to the vacuum.
The reason if any, to think there might be something interesting here-- All objects as they move through the vacuum, leave a disturbance, a "wake" of sorts, in all quantum fields. These disturbances can appear as real particles to some observers, while being virtual particles for others. It may be possible then, for relativity to be satisfied considering this observer-dependent visibility. In fact, perhaps a binary statistical measure on the number of real particles may be the key to getting the absolute measurements.