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How many dimensions has an elementary particle (say an electron)?

If the universe has three, then the same should be true of the elementary particle, spacewise.

PhilX

Cerveny wrote:How many dimensions has an elementary particle (say an electron)?

Depends upon what conceptual scheme or model is being used as context. A conventional one might depict the electron as a point particle devoid of any spatial extension. Whereas string theory might describe it as one dimensional. Another might represent it as a wave.

the monads are rolling over the irremovable goggles...

then again...

-Imp

..so much phail..

Think it was boiled down to 8 dimensions, but my good parrot Blaggy might postulate 11.

By watching this painful thread, I would say we should divide this forum into 2 categories of users, cozy chatters and philosophers.

HexHammer wrote:..so much phail..

Think it was boiled down to 8 dimensions, but my good parrot Blaggy might postulate 11.

By watching this painful thread, I would say we should divide this forum into 2 categories of users, cozy chatters and philosophers.

Pray tell, in which would you belong?

Cerveny wrote:How many dimensions has an elementary particle (say an electron)?

I always thought three; as the result, so its constituents. Simplistic, I know, but doesn't time and space demand such.

To be more precise: Does particle have the time dimension?

In order to exist, it must adhere the rules of dimensions.

The time is changing by (Planck) steps - elementary particle exists or it does not exist. In opposite case elementary particle should have had zero time size - hence it could not exist or it should have had four dimensions - hence it should have (generally) variable four-volume. As I have already written, I am quite certain the real infinities (infinity smoothness) or divergences are logical nonsenses and the structure of space/time must be grained...

Do you take account for Higgs Boson and Super Stings?

HexHammer wrote:Do you take account for Higgs Boson and Super Stings?

Strings are stillborn logical construction and Higgs bosons are, I think, the desperate construction too. Quite new view at reality is necessary At the phenomenon of "time", particularly)

Cerveny wrote:Strings are stillborn logical construction and Higgs bosons are, I think, the desperate construction too. Quite new view at reality is necessary At the phenomenon of "time", particularly)

How excatly can you dismiss Strings and Higgs!?
Least Higgs are proven.

HexHammer wrote:

Cerveny wrote:Strings are stillborn logical construction and Higgs bosons are, I think, the desperate construction too. Quite new view at reality is necessary At the phenomenon of "time", particularly)

How excatly can you dismiss Strings and Higgs!?
Least Higgs are proven.

The best criteria of the truth appears to be just the practices. Super strings are not even criticized now ("not even wrong") and Higgs bosons do not address any urgent problem (see please my previous posts) of present physics (use Occam razor)