Re: How long is a muon when at rest?

Let's see now. You claim that objects are points (i.e. have no spatial
dimension) but have mass. Therefore you claim they have infinite
density, and ask that I "accept complexity". A Moebius strip has one
edge and one face mathematically, but physically a Moebius strip is a
torus. The thickness is real. Whilst I am willing to accept the
mathematical construct of an idea such as a Moebius strip or a Klein
bottle and indeed do find such mathematical ideas somewhat fascinating
and beautiful, it would be delusional to assign such an object to
physical reality. Mathematics may well be the language of physics, but
it is also the language of make-believe when we pretend the Moebius
strip (or the massive object) has no physical thickness. If my question
doesn't make physical sense, it is because infinitely dense particles
make no physical sense. If you are not willing to accept that
physically a real moebius strip has thickness (as does a massive
particle), then inevitably you'll become bogged down in a world of
complex mathematical make-believe of your own manufacture. It is not
classical physics that has failed, but rather your inability to accept
reality, it is your point particles that are not physically viable.

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