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Arguments from math -- Arguments from philosophy -- Electrodynamics, QED, and early QFT -- Quantum gravity : prehistory -- Einstein on the notion of length -- Quantum gravity : current approaches -- The proof is in the pudding -- Coda. Quest for fundamental length in modern phy…
The idea of infinity plays a crucial role in our understanding of the universe, with the infinite spacetime continuum perhaps the best-known example - but is spacetime really continuous? Throughout the history of science, many have felt that the continuum model is an unphysical …