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In the fourth video of that series, he says space and time are quantized. I thought that wasn't fully accepted yet?
why the wavelength would be perfect multiple, as described in this video?
Sarik Sadman said:why the wavelength would be perfect multiple, as described in this video?
I don't think this is very good. The best way to learn quantum theory, imo, is to access the early papers on it. That is, learn something of the history of its development. Then get an early textbook, say, Bohm's 1950 "Quantum Theory", then access later textbooks and papers on it. Then, provided one understands all of the math presented, one should have a good grounding in the fundamentals of the quantum theory.Forestman said:
Forestman said:
Naty1 said:correct.
You can check out "causal dynamic triangulation" as one example of a quantized view of spacetime. That's also been discussed in these forums.
In a recent discussion in these forums, a paper was referenced that presented the idea that "discrete" and "continuuous" spacetime are the same...there is no real distinction!
You can think of this concept in terms of an appropriate digital sample being able to fully replicate an analog information signal. Or even wave particle duality.
What exactly is meant by 'destructive interference,' and why does it occur when the orbit of the electron isn't an exact multiple of the wavelength?
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