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if zeno's paradoxes are true and motion is impossible, then how does an electron reach the electrostatic field of another electron?
Johnny5454 said:if zeno's paradoxes are true and motion is impossible
False premise. That was easy...Johnny5454 said:if zeno's paradoxes are true and motion is impossible
Johnny5454 said:if zeno's paradoxes are true
Zeno's paradox of motion is a series of philosophical arguments that question the concept of motion and whether it is possible to move from one point to another.
Zeno proposed four paradoxes of motion, which are commonly known as the dichotomy paradox, the Achilles and the tortoise paradox, the arrow paradox, and the stadium paradox.
The dichotomy paradox states that in order to reach a destination, one must first cover half the distance, then half of the remaining distance, and so on. This creates an infinite number of smaller distances to cover, making it impossible to ever reach the destination.
Zeno's paradoxes challenge the concept of motion by suggesting that it is impossible to move from one point to another because there are an infinite number of smaller distances that must be crossed in order to reach the destination.
Modern physics has resolved Zeno's paradoxes by understanding that motion is continuous and can be divided into infinitely small distances. This concept is known as calculus and has been used to explain the paradoxes in a logical and mathematical way.