It is said that we can not go lower than the planck limit

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The discussion centers on the Planck limit, specifically questioning whether it is possible to have a space smaller than the Planck length. The original poster wonders if placing two Planck lengths end to end with a half Planck length in between conflicts with the established limit. Responses indicate that the concept of measuring at such a scale is speculative and that the Planck length is more of a theoretical boundary than a precise measurement. It is suggested that any attempt to visualize or measure at this level would result in a blurred image, reinforcing the idea that space cannot be treated as discrete units. The conversation highlights the complexities and limitations of understanding quantum scales.
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Hi. My nephew asked me a good question.

I am trying to understand the Planck limit. It is said that we can not go lower than the Planck limit.
But if we had a an imaginary powerful microscope to see at the plank level, and if we placed 2 Planck end to end with "half" a Planck sized length separating space between the Plancks, does that half a Planck space not conflict with the limit?

Thank you ahead for your time and kindness to give a reply. :)

Kind regards
 
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Thanks, I checked wikipedia before posting but it did not answer my question. :/
 
Molari said:
Hi. My nephew asked me a good question.

I am trying to understand the Planck limit. It is said that we can not go lower than the Planck limit.
But if we had a an imaginary powerful microscope to see at the plank level, and if we placed 2 Planck end to end with "half" a Planck sized length separating space between the Plancks, does that half a Planck space not conflict with the limit?

Thank you ahead for your time and kindness to give a reply. :)

Kind regards
What you can see at this distance is a subject of speculation. It is unclear whether the experiment you described is even possible. The wiki article is a good summary.
 
Molari said:
But if we had a an imaginary powerful microscope to see at the plank level, and if we placed 2 Planck end to end with "half" a Planck sized length separating space between the Plancks, does that half a Planck space not conflict with the limit?
Would be rather blurred image to inspect
 
zoki85 said:
Would be rather blurred image to inspect
Exactly. Space can't be looked on as made up of Cuisenaire rods. The Planck Length is more of a notional thing than a division on a piece of graph paper.
 
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks
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