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Question..

The fact of the matter

Toxic assets in theoretical physics are primarily found under the form of dualities

1. The wave/particle duality of light is a toxic asset.
   A wave, occupying vast volumes of space, and riding on a great number of discrete elements, cannot physically be identified to a discrete particle.
2. The duality of space, absolutely empty to allow light waves to travel, yet full of frantic energy in the quantum vacuum is a serious toxic asset!
3. Another toxic asset, yet ignored by physicists and laypersons alike, is the duality of inertia, as Newton’s inertia law doesn’t take care of rotational inertia... and the latter requires its own equations.
4. Then the conceptual mismatch that exists between relativity and quantum theories is a huge toxic asset!
   The toxicity resides in the incompatibility of the statistical mathematics, used in quantum theory, and calculus used in relativity. The former deals with finite quanta, the later with so called infinitesimal that are incompatible with the quanta¹.
5. Another well known yet denied as being an incompatible duality is in the ambiguity of uniform motion.
   The constant speed of light is "absolute", while uniform speed is supposed to be "relative" in theoretical physics.
   That incompatibility, is actually the object of Einstein's relativity theories.
   That incompatibility is actually what inspired Einstein!
   Einstein clearly writes that his goal is to render the incompatible (the absolute speed of light and relativity of speed) compatible! Unfortunately Einstein's solution (space-time), renders our concept of time, which at best is elusive to start with, even more abstract and incomprehensible.
   
6. Another toxic asset of physics yet is the concept of position in space!
   The concept of position is a fundamental tenet of physics' relativity theory.
   Yet that very same concept of position is forbidden in quantum mechanics!
   Judge for yourself:
   
   • The quantum mechanics' uncertainty principle excludes the state of position for anything that is in motion.
   • Yet "in reality" (that is in the physical world) everything happens to be in motion along the expansion of the universe!
   Put these 2 together and the outcome is clear! Elemental logic mandates that our "mental concept of position" cannot exist in the "physical world"! Yet who cares about logic? The concept of position still prevails to this day in physics! Relativity is not only based on it, relativity is revered!
   Do not get me wrong, I do not deny relativity's accomplishments! I simply state that relativity doesn't give us a clue on what is reality.

Toxic assets in theoretical physics are also found in the form of intellectual entities that lack collateral physical entity.

1. Physics concept of time is an incredibly potent toxic asset!
   Time has been established eons ago by who knows who.
   Not even a physical entity, time is essentially based on faith!
   What about that for the science of physics?
   
2. Space is as much a toxic asset as time is in physics, as space is as much based on faith as time is!
   There is no proof of existence of space!
3. The most dangerous toxic asset found in physics theories is very probably our human concept of mass, adopted as is in the theories!
   Ironically the quantum theory might have been on the right track up until Higgs invented the so called Higgs field "or particle", just to satisfy our belief that mass exists!
   Nobody knows what is mass, and should it turn out to be an illusion of our minds that will have catastrophic effects on Newton's and Einstein's mechanical equations. What will become of Einstein's famous mC² without physical mass²? And what will become of our concept of atomic mass and proton?
   

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