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by rhesa 1892 days ago
I don't think current physics works below the Planck length. There aren't all that many infinities in physics in general, and where the do pop up, they're problematic.

Whereas in mathematics, infinities are a rich field of research, which goes way beyond anything that could ever be physical.

Besides, the tension doesn't exist, because whether or not spacetime is infinitely subdividable, going a certain distance takes a certain time, and going a fraction of a distance takes a fraction of time. The two series will converge in both the discrete and the continuous scenario.

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Plank length was found because it fixed equations.

I don’t think any equivalent has been found for time units. Not that can be experimentally proven yet.

Would love to see time proven one way or the other.

Unless you discover time crystals in old sense of the word, everything we know about time is related to momentum, esp. thermal equilibrium and symmetry breaking.

This means it is subject to Planck scale and uncertainty principle.