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Originally posted by FreedomCommander
But since you brought that up, that makes me think, if the mass of a proton is large, then how come the mass of a electron is small? Aren't they suppose to be equal size?
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
reply to post by john_bmth
Imagination is where it begins.
Having your head in the clouds is one thing, but having your head in the clouds and your feet on the ground is where I'm getting at.
Originally posted by CLPrime
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
But since you brought that up, that makes me think, if the mass of a proton is large, then how come the mass of a electron is small? Aren't they suppose to be equal size?
Depends what you mean by "size." If you mean equal mass, then no, they're not the same. If you mean equal volume... then no, they're still not the same.
Electrons have no volume. They're fundamental particles represented by wavefunctions in Quantum Physics.
Protons are composite particles, each having 3 quarks. These quarks are fundamental particles again represented by wavefunctions and again, therefore, having no volume.
"Size" is a probability function in QM.
Originally posted by Americanist
Quantum scale is best described as - velocity and range of positions (possibilities) in my view.
Originally posted by CLPrime
Originally posted by Americanist
Quantum scale is best described as - velocity and range of positions (possibilities) in my view.
Yes...and the more precisely you know one, the less precisely you can know the other.
Originally posted by CLPrime
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
But since you brought that up, that makes me think, if the mass of a proton is large, then how come the mass of a electron is small? Aren't they suppose to be equal size?
Depends what you mean by "size." If you mean equal mass, then no, they're not the same. If you mean equal volume... then no, they're still not the same.
Electrons have no volume. They're fundamental particles represented by wavefunctions in Quantum Physics.
Protons are composite particles, each having 3 quarks. These quarks are fundamental particles again represented by wavefunctions and again, therefore, having no volume.
"Size" is a probability function in QM.
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
reply to post by Americanist
Already knew the correction. But it makes me question; why the spin?
Originally posted by FreedomCommander
reply to post by OccamsRazor04
Are not both sides theoretical and some are able to produce evidence faster than others?
Don't you question why all of this?