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Old 07-January-2009, 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert Tulip View Post
...generalizing equal and opposite reactions, implies that for every cause there is a measurable effect. Does this break down at the quantum level? ...
Actually symmetry and conservation seem to be very fundamental principles that reappear over and over. So again, as far as anyone knows, I don't think such "breakdown" would be an accepted idea. Not to say there isn't speculation, but not too much to support it at this point.

My points being: the HUP appears NOT to be something that applies only to our experimental precision; it seems fundamental. Conservation laws appear to be fundamental, and many successful predictions have been based on these considerations alone. So there is substantial experimental support for these ideas.
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