Reference: Essays on Substance
Quantum Entanglement
Quantum entanglement is a strange and fundamental phenomenon in quantum physics where two particles become intrinsically linked, regardless of the distance between them. In this phenomenon, measuring a property of one particle instantly determines the corresponding property of its entangled partner, even if they are separated by vast distances.
But are there really two entangled particles with a vast distance between them? Or, is it the same “particle” stretched over that vast distance? The latter possibility is not surprising looking at how rapidly substance expands as its consistency reduces.
In a hydrogen atom, which contains only one proton and one electron, the electron is the size of the atom; whereas, proton is the size of the extremely small nucleus at the center. The electron has 1/1836 of the mass of the proton, but it is about 10,000 times the size of the proton. The size of a quantum particle appears to have an inverse relationship with its consistency. The photon of light is likely to still be larger by many orders of magnitude.
This above view from The Theory of Substance goes against the “point particle” view of Quantum mechanics. “Point” is a mathematical concept. A dimensionless point does not exist in reality. A “material point” is not dimensionless and it can expand in size.
This matter-centric fixation of Quantum mechanics comes from the Copenhagen interpretation, which is used to interpret all quantum phenomena to this day. Einstein disagreed with this interpretation, and the discontinuity it implied.
Einstein was right! The Theory of Substance agrees with Einstein’s view of continuity. This continuity is an inherent characteristic of The Scientific Method.
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