Recent content by Nick1234

Dear All, I’ve been wondering about the “Is space continuous or discrete?”-debate recently. My question is the following: as far as I know, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and quantum mechanics are the main reasons why we believe it is discrete. Are these the only theories which predict...

Ok, good. So where do we still need the particle model?

Ok, let me have one more go and then I shut up: In the photoelectric effect, we see what happens to the electrons when light shines on the metal. We see the electrons emitting from the surface, and conclude quite reasonably that a wave-model could not explain the details of the phenomenon...

Hi Sokrates, thank you for your answer. I know the photoelectric effect. In this experiment we "question" light by observing the effect it has on the electrons. My question starts at an earlier stage: why are we so sure that we "question" nature with the particles called electrons? How do we...

Hi All, I am not a physicist, so my question/comment may be stupid, but if I don't ask I will surely stay stupid, so I'll ask. I understand that particles show both particle-like behaviour (when measured or "observed") and wave-like behaviour (when expanding, not observed). My question...

Hi, thanks to both of you for those detailed explanations. The reason I was asking is the post I've just published on my blog (which questions "emptiness", "eternity" and "stillness"). I would be delighted if you could give me your opinion! You can find the post at...

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum - happy to meet you! :-) Background to my questions: According to quantum physics, there is no "absolute stillness" (but always some "quantum noise"). This seems to be one of the implications of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (because if there was...