(January 31, 2015 at 6:32 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(January 31, 2015 at 5:42 pm)Chas Wrote: I'd suggest (strongly) that a particle has a definite position and momentum.Oh? Including electrons? How about photons?
Yes and yes.
Quote:Quote:The Uncertainty Principle states that we cannot measure either with arbitrary accuracy without disturbing the other, i.e. we can't know both with certainty.Why not?
When you measure one quantity, the other is affected by the measurement, therefore you can't know both.
Quote:Quote:There is no field other than as a mathematical abstraction in a conscious mind.Really? Tell that to the magnets on my fridge.
When did we start talking about magnetic or electrical fields? I thought we were talking about particles.
Quote:Quote:No woo is required.And none offered.
It sounded woo-y to me.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
