Paradigm of Classical Physics: Space & Time, Particles & Waves

• Experimental method

  • Galileo, ….. Test theories under controlled conditions

• Space & Time

  • Time is absolute (the same in all reference frames)

• Particles

  • Particles have mass which is conserved
  • Particles obey Newton’s equations
  • Examples: Baseballs, electrons

• Waves

  • Waves are moving patterns
  • Waves show interference effects
  • Examples: Light ( Maxwell’s equations), Sound

• Nature is Deterministic

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