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> Why is the default assumption that the universe is continuous? Why is your default assumption that physicists haven't tried to make it discrete? You need to
by ko27 3y ago
> Why is the default assumption that the universe is continuous?
Why is your default assumption that physicists haven't tried to make it discrete? You need to break Lorentz invariance to have the universe be discrete, which is an effort that's worth a Nobel prize.
> Doesn’t seem like we have a good reason for it
We have many good reasons for it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/04/17/this-is-why-space-needs-to-be-continuous-not-discrete/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/04/17/this...
From the article: "If space is discrete, then the principle of relativity is wrong"