What are some paradoxes that would arise if classical physics were completely accurate?

Monday, May 25th, 2009 | Physics

Liron Shapira asked:


Is classical mechanics a self-consistent mathematical model? If yes: What if you add in Maxwell’s equations?

I know you get an immediate contradiction if you add in observations from the actual physical universe, like the fact that the speed of light is constant in every reference frame. But my question is, are there paradoxes that lie purely within Newton’s model of physics?

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1 Comment to What are some paradoxes that would arise if classical physics were completely accurate?

Urban Aristotle
May 27, 2009

The most simple is time-zero of the universe. Newton’s laws state that objects do not simply start moving, they are acted upon. Time-zero requires something more to have happened for atomic particles to suddenly erupt out of nothingness and create something(ness).
While the Laws of Physics are applicable for all intents and purposes in real life, entirely new rules will have to be made for space-time (hence quantum physics)

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