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Subject: Re: Proof of Outlandish Propositions
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Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 23:19:46 EDT
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> >I would  like to see  Rosen prove that  the universe can  be described
> >mathematically.  [MARTILLO]
> 
> It is possible to describe the univrse mathematically.  For example
> you could (conceptually) write a relativistic equation that describes
> every particle in the universee and its interactions with other particle.
> [HOSHEN]


     This is untrue.  Deterministic physics ended in the early part of the
     century with the advent of quantum mechanics.  It is now known to be
     impossible to specify the exact position of ANY particle as long as
     its uncertainity in momentum is finite.  This can be found in any
     sophomore physics book (e.g., Halliday and Resnick, or Feynman's
     lectures in physics.)  
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bill peter                                       ihnp4!lanl!wkp

"Plasma physicist:  a physicist standing too near a nuclear event."