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Warp wrote:
> Assuming the particle *is* at some specific location at any given time
> instead of being distributed in space.
That too. Note that's why I specified "when you look". It's easy to tell
whether an electron is in a particular place at a particular time when
you look. It's called, for example "Dynamic RAM." It's more difficult
to tell when you're not looking.
>> Yes, it can actually hit the other side of the Earth. It can also hit a
>> week before you shoot it. Very unlikely, but possible.
>
> I don't believe in the time travelling.
You're mistaken. Happens all the time (on a sufficiently small scale).
QED doesn't work if you don't take it into account. Plus, most (or all)
of QED is time-reversable. I.e., an electron going forward in time looks
just like a positron going backwards in time.
Indeed, given a photon travels at the speed of light, time must be
stopped. Yet, we know events happen during the lifetime of a photon. If
time is stopped (by Lorenz contraction), why would a photon ever
spontaneously change into something else?
> As for the location, I assume
> the probability of it hitting the other side of the Earth is so small that
> some physical constant prevents it.
Good to know. Your opinion has been noted and filed appropriately. ;-)
Seriously, there are (reputable) people who believe electrons are
fungible because it's all the same electron moving around in time and space.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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