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 Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Also, no field theory explanation of matter?
There is no field theory explanation of matter in classical physics, no. There were field theories for energy at least, and understanding vibrations and waves was the major interest in physics just before Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Schroedinger, Heisenberg, etc. revolutionized the field. Wave equations are solved for fields.
When it was discovered that particle and wave are synonymous, suddenly matter fields were introduced. It was a hard pill to swallow for established physicists, as were many revolutionary concepts in the early 1900's.
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