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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?
Zeno's paradoxes of motion in physics
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Johnny5454 said:
Motion is possible. Your fingers moved as you typed your message, did they not?
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Yeah. I'm not sure what the problem is here. They aren't true.
I believe it was the invention/discovery of instantaneous velocity that solved them.
His paradoxen are based on the assumption that, if one measures the velocity of an object at an instant in time (i.e. duration = zero), one must get velocity of zero. Not true.
I believe it was the invention/discovery of instantaneous velocity that solved them.
His paradoxen are based on the assumption that, if one measures the velocity of an object at an instant in time (i.e. duration = zero), one must get velocity of zero. Not true.
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None of the Zeno's paradox is in fact a paradox. He simply created infinite series from simple situations, but the mathematics about limits was evolved enough to solve the problems he had created.
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Johnny5454 said:
As several posters have already remarked, they aren't.
Since the OP question is based on a mistaken premise, this thread is closed.