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Definition of elementary particle [duplicate]
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Why are atoms particles?
According to wikipedia an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a particle not known to have substructure.
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A problem of approximation [duplicate]
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Why are continuum fluid mechanics accurate when constituents are discrete objects of finite size?
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Why are continuum fluid mechanics accurate when constituents are discrete objects of finite size?
Suppose we view fluids classically, i.e., as a collection of molecules (with some finite size) interacting via e&m and gravitational forces. Presumably we model fluids as continuous objects that ...
