Difference between revisions of "Action at a Distance"
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[[Action at a Distance]] states that an object's motion can be affected by another object without being in physical contact with it; that is, the non-local interaction of objects that are separated in space. | [[Action at a Distance]] states that an object's motion can be affected by another object without being in physical contact with it; that is, the non-local interaction of objects that are separated in space. | ||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
| − | This concept has been argued since Aristotle's time or before. Even Issac Newton was disappointed that his definition of gravity depended on it. | + | This concept has been argued since Aristotle's time or before. Even Issac Newton was disappointed that his definition of gravity depended on it. Intuitively it seems like action requires contact, but now we know that at the atomic level contact is just action at very short distances. The atoms in two separate bodies just repeal each other very strongly when the get very close to each other. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 19 October 2024
Full Title or Meme
Action at a Distance states that an object's motion can be affected by another object without being in physical contact with it; that is, the non-local interaction of objects that are separated in space.
Context
This concept has been argued since Aristotle's time or before. Even Issac Newton was disappointed that his definition of gravity depended on it. Intuitively it seems like action requires contact, but now we know that at the atomic level contact is just action at very short distances. The atoms in two separate bodies just repeal each other very strongly when the get very close to each other.
