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

Monday, May 25th, 2009 | Physics | 1 Comment

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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