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Kherubin
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If this is the wrong place for these sorts of musings, I greatly apologize and I would be profoundly obliged if someone could point me in the right direction.
Otherwise, on with the question.
I have repeatedly heard it said that the number of chemical species and, by extension, the entirety of chemical knowledge is infinite. I have been pondering this thought plenty in recent times and would welcome the opinions of others.
The way I see it, for the number of chemical species to be infinite, one or both of two criteria must be fulfilled, those being,
1) The Universe is infinite in extent.
2) An aspect of chemical manufacture is, in itself, infinite.
Leaving aside cosmological thinking for the moment, I am particularly interested in the second criterion.
For this to be true by my reckoning, a physical facet of chemical manufacture must vary continuously, as opposed to discretely.
In this regard, is anyone aware of a physical trait important to chemical manufacture (temperature, pressure, concentration etc.) that cannot ultimately be quantized.
With that said, any thoughts, opinions, aimless meanderings of the mind would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Kherubin
Otherwise, on with the question.
I have repeatedly heard it said that the number of chemical species and, by extension, the entirety of chemical knowledge is infinite. I have been pondering this thought plenty in recent times and would welcome the opinions of others.
The way I see it, for the number of chemical species to be infinite, one or both of two criteria must be fulfilled, those being,
1) The Universe is infinite in extent.
2) An aspect of chemical manufacture is, in itself, infinite.
Leaving aside cosmological thinking for the moment, I am particularly interested in the second criterion.
For this to be true by my reckoning, a physical facet of chemical manufacture must vary continuously, as opposed to discretely.
In this regard, is anyone aware of a physical trait important to chemical manufacture (temperature, pressure, concentration etc.) that cannot ultimately be quantized.
With that said, any thoughts, opinions, aimless meanderings of the mind would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Kherubin