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“Point particle” is an approximation that doesn’t accurately predict reality. It only works at large actions. Classical is R^3, quantum is R^3 -> C. (Sort of;
by centimeter 6y ago
“Point particle” is an approximation that doesn’t accurately predict reality. It only works at large actions.
Classical is R^3, quantum is R^3 -> C. (Sort of; this glosses over a lot.) Objects don’t really have a concrete location; they have complex-valued distributions.