Objective Wave Function and Non-locality

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lucas_ said:
for very small scale. One automatically needs relativistic quantum theory?

Yes, because to probe small scales experimentally you need high energy particles, i.e., relativistic particles (particles whose total energy is much higher than their rest energy).
 
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PeterDonis said:
Yes, because to probe small scales experimentally you need high energy particles, i.e., relativistic particles (particles whose total energy is much higher than their rest energy).

Yes. This is if the probes are electrons or ordinary particles. But in beyond the standard model such as Nikolic's (and Wen's?) fundamental particles in condense matter analogy. It doesn't necessarily mean high energy particles were required to probe them? At least just wanting to know in principle if in beyond standard model. It is possible to have very small particles at small scale that doesn't require high energy probes (non-ordinary particles). If it's more appropriate to response this in the BSM forum. Then better because I want to know the answer to this.
 
lucas_ said:
This is if the probes are electrons or ordinary particles.

What else can we probe with?

lucas_ said:
in beyond the standard model

Discussions of such speculative hypotheses belong in the same forum as the other thread you linked to: the Beyond the Standard Model forum. Not this one.