Re: point particles

[cliff parker <cparker@CHARTER.NET>]

There must be more than that.  Assuming something to be point sized because
you can not measure its size is not reasonable.  Suggesting that it might be
point sized may be reasonable.

Cliff Parker

Never express yourself more clearly than you can think.
Niels Bohr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludwik Kowalski" <kowalskil@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: point particles


> Because nobody was able to measure
> their sizes; I suppose.
>
> On Tuesday, Jan 20, 2004, at 18:27 America/New_York, cliff parker wrote:
>
> > Why are electrons, quarks, etc presumed to be point particles in the
> > standard model?  Are we just trying to force them to be fundamental
> > particles since nothing can be imagined smaller than a point?
> >
> > Cliff Parker
> >
> > Never express yourself more clearly than you can think.
> > Niels Bohr