Friday, November 28, 2014

Wave-Particle Duality and Smearing

The other day, I thought that matter may perhaps not be confined to particles with a hard edge.  Maybe electrons are more in the form of a 3-D smear instead of a 3-D sphere.  I think that would explain why they have to be located statistically rather than through plain old extrapolation of the classical rules of physics.  And the faster they move, the more they smear.  In some ways a smear may resemble a wave.  Maybe not in all ways, but some.  I like the idea of  a smear more than a string anyway.  I think it makes more intuitive sense.  Also it brings back the old debate about whether matter is continuous and infinitely divisible or not.  Too bad this is just speculation and not a true mathematical model or real life experiment.

Characterism

If I recall correctly, I believe Martin Luther King Jr. stated his wish for a place where a man could be judged by the content of his character.  I guess somebody somewhere would say he had a bigoted viewpoint because he condoned a form of judging.  Rather than being a racist, he was a characterist.  He advocated favorable treatment of those who had good character.  I wish everybody was a characterist.  But sadly, characterism seems to be frowned upon.  I think many people may actually equate it with racism.  What a sad mindset that is.