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    Challenges→The claim that quantum mechanics is a discrete theory because it deals with discrete values is extremely misleading

    The presence of discrete values in quantum mechanics does not imply that the underlying mathematical framework is discrete

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    One also needs to be very careful about, e.g., claims that quantum mechanics deals with discrete values, usually in relation to Heisenberg uncertainty principles, hence physics at the basic level is a discrete theory. That, however, is extremely misleading. It is sufficient to consult any handbook on quantum mechanics to observe that the mathematics used requires the full use of infinities. No matter whether one uses Heisenberg’s matrix approach, Hilbert’s operator formalism, Schrödinger’s wave

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