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>Is space perhaps not purely continuous? Pretty sure that's the entire basis of quantum mechanics
by ramesh31 2y ago
>Is space perhaps not purely continuous?
Pretty sure that's the entire basis of quantum mechanics
- metalliqaz 2y agospace? or energy?
- telotortium 2y agoNo - space and time are continuous in quantum mechanics, despite the fact that other quantities such as angular momentum and energy are discrete (quantized). Relevant comment from Luboš Motl, a string theorist who produced a proof that, under some assumptions, quantum mechanics on discrete space and time is inconsistent, echoed by Peter Shor: https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/9077 https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/9077