Does a 1D Line Have Physical Width in Physics?

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A one-dimensional (1D) line is defined as having length but no physical width. The discussion raises questions about the implications of 1D lines in two-dimensional (2D) objects, suggesting that if 2D objects consist of infinitely many 1D lines, they could also be infinitely large. However, this leads to confusion regarding the concept of infinity and whether it can be subdivided into smaller infinities. The visualization of drawing lines from the center to the edge of a circle is mentioned as a way to conceptualize this, but it is acknowledged that this may not provide a satisfactory explanation. Ultimately, the consensus is that a 1D line does not possess any physical width.
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Hey!
I have some dumb-smart question
Does 1D line have physical width?
My logic says that mathematically you can go smaller and smaller,but I see there being a problem with 1D having infinitly small width in physics.

If 2D object has infinitly many 1D lines that would suggest that 2D object is also infinitly long/large - for it not to be infinitly long
-it has to have infinitly many smaller infinitys(but that seems to be also flawed)-I draw a circle and started to pull lines from center to edge to visulise it and it seemed to work,but I don't see it being a good answer.
-otherwise it's infinitly large number that is actually a number and isn't infinity atall.
English isn't my first language ,sorry :)
 
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Hey Tarantula! Welcome to PF! :smile:
Tarantula said:
Does 1D line have physical width?

There is no width in 1D …

so a 1D line has length but no width.

(btw, you need to use the word "a" more often :wink:)

If 2D object has infinitly many 1D lines that would suggest that 2D object is also infinitly long/large - for it not to be infinitly long
-it has to have infinitly many smaller infinitys(but that seems to be also flawed)-I draw a circle and started to pull lines from center to edge to visulise it and it seemed to work,but I don't see it being a good answer.

Sorry, I don't understand. :redface:
 
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