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TheMadFool
13.8kWell, there's an assumption I'm making and that's our will, the way it works, is "explained" through position and velocity of particles. I'm wrong in assuming that particle interaction has such a limited vocabulary. Thanks. -
Terrapin Station
13.8kYes, I'm not a scientist but the Wikipedia article clearly states that particles follow Newtonian physics. I'll quote wikipedia article on Newton's laws of motion below: — TheMadFool
https://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae392.cfm <---that's the standard view in physics. That's not to say that it's correct, but it's the conventional view. -
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PoeticUniverse
1.3kThe word "particle" is ambiguous. — TheMadFool
A particle, as a field quantum, is spread out, as kind of a lump.
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