Ephemeral properties and the illusion of microscopic particles
General Physics
2011-11-01 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Founding our analysis on the Geneva-Brussels approach to quantum mechanics, we use conventional macroscopic objects as guiding examples to clarify the content of two important results of the beginning of twentieth century: Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen's reality criterion and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. We then use them in combination to show that our widespread belief in the existence of microscopic particles is only the result of a cognitive illusion, as microscopic particles are not particles, but are instead the ephemeral spatial and local manifestations of non-spatial and non-local entities.
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@article{arxiv.1008.2450,
title = {Ephemeral properties and the illusion of microscopic particles},
author = {Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.2450},
year = {2011}
}