
Is infinity real or just mathematical?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Infinite Dilemma in Physics
In theoretical physics, when you do a calculation and it gives us infinity, we usually think of that as a failure. We don't see particles with infinite electric charge or pushing against other particles with infinite forces. And so the lack of seeing infinity in the physical universe tells us that we can't have it cropping up in our theoretical concepts as well.
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