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Aren't quarks and, probably, electrons point-like particles? In that sense the fundamental subatomic particles aren't "physical" in the sense the Greeks would h
by wahern 1y ago
Aren't quarks and, probably, electrons point-like particles? In that sense the fundamental subatomic particles aren't "physical" in the sense the Greeks would have thought of them, e.g. having a non-0 diameter, and in that way modern physics sort of vindicates their deductive reasoning. Their logic wasn't wrong, per se, it was their starting assumptions that were flawed (or at least incomplete), which is acceptable as far as deductive reasoning goes.
- JdeBP 1y agoNo. Because the GR/QM conflict comes up in the other direction that way. GR predicts infinities for zero-radius particles. Indeed, so too does classical electromagnetism. In any case, "quanta" does not really mean the same as the classical notion of point particles. * https://youtube.com/watch?v=zPZrDbPAuKs https://youtube.com/watch?v=zPZrDbPAuKs