Frequency Existence: Does Matter Pop In/Out?

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The discussion centers on the concept of matter potentially popping in and out of existence at extremely rapid intervals, specifically questioning whether this phenomenon occurs at the scale of a trillionth of a nanosecond. Participants concluded that matter does not exhibit this behavior, contrasting it with the behavior of an AC sine wave that alternates through a zero point of potential. The consensus is that while waveforms may pass through zero, matter remains consistently present and does not vanish.

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Does all 'matter' pop in and out of existence at a very rapid rate?
That is, am I "here" in, say, a trillionth nanosecond, and then "not here", then back again?
 
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Where did you get such an idea? I would think the answer is clearly "NO".
 
Great, thanks for answering the question.
The reason I had the idea was with respect to how a AC sine wave passes through a "zero" point of potential as it alternates, but you've shown me that this does not happen with matter.

Thanks.
 

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