Physics's Need for Interval Uncertainty and How It Explains Why Physical Space Is (at Least) 3-Dimensional

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10.2991/eusflat-19.2019.25How to use a DOI?

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divergence problem in physics interval uncertainty fuzzy uncertainty physical dimension

Abstract

One of the fundamental problems of modern physics is the problem of divergence: e.g., when we try to compute the overall energy of the electric field generated by a charged elementary particle, we get a physically meaningless infinite value. In this paper, we show that one way to avoid these infinities is to take into account that measurements are always imprecise -- and thus, we never get the exact values of the physical quantities, only intervals of possible values. We also show that 3-dimensional space is the simplest one in which such interval uncertainty is inevitable. This may explain why the physical space is (at least) 3-dimensional.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Olga Kosheleva
AU  - Vladik Kreinovich
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - Physics's Need for Interval Uncertainty and How It Explains Why Physical Space Is (at Least) 3-Dimensional
BT  - Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 166
EP  - 169
SN  - 2589-6644
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/eusflat-19.2019.25
DO  - 10.2991/eusflat-19.2019.25
ID  - Kosheleva2019/08
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