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Struggles With the Continuum: Point Particles and the Electromagnetic Field
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In these posts, we're seeing how our favorite theories of physics deal with the idea that space and time are a continuum, with points described…
Struggles With The Continuum: Quantum Mechanics of Charged Particles
Last time we saw that nobody yet knows if Newtonian gravity, applied to point particles, truly succeeds in predicting the future. To be precise:…