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The article is pointing out that, if we think of Newtonian mechanics as a set of math equations, then there exist simple systems in which the future of the syst
by tylerneylon 3y ago
The article is pointing out that, if we think of Newtonian mechanics as a set of math equations, then there exist simple systems in which the future of the system has multiple equally-valid solutions to those equations.
Mathematically, it’s possible to have a differential equation with an initial condition, and still have multiple different solutions. That’s what the author creates as well.
I don’t think this article is about continuous vs discrete physics, as some commenters suggest - nor about reality at all (not directly). Rather, this is pointing out a surprising property of the model of Newtonian mechanics.