Atkinson, David (2006) Losing energy in classical, relativistic and quantum mechanics. [Preprint]
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Abstract
A Zenonian supertask involving an infinite number of colliding balls is considered, under the restriction that the total mass of all the balls is finite. Classical mechanics leads to the conclusion that momentum, but not necessarily energy, must be conserved. Relativistic mechanics, on the other hand, implies that energy and momentum conservation are always violated. Quantum mechanics, however, seems to rule out the Zeno configuration as an inconsistent system.
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| Keywords: | Zeno supertask, conservation laws, relativity, quantum mechanics | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | David Atkinson | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2006 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:13 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 2639 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | February 2006 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2639 |
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