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criddell
on June 19, 2024
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A common misunderstanding about wave-particle dual...
> 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.
oneshtein
on June 20, 2024
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It's broadly accepted by "shut up and calculate" guys.
criddell
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Is there an alternative theory that isn’t pseudoscience?
oneshtein
on June 20, 2024
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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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I thought the idea that a particle is an excitation of a quantum field was broadly accepted.