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> In the real world, a particle can be a lot of different things

I thought the idea that a particle is an excitation of a quantum field was broadly accepted.



It's broadly accepted by "shut up and calculate" guys.


Is there an alternative theory that isn’t pseudoscience?


Hopfions are promising. Hopfion model explains how waves can create a particle, so we will have full circle: particles -> waves -> particles -> waves...




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