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Comment by tomasphan

6 hours ago

How does this work with QFT? If an electron is just an excitation in a field then it being “one electron” is meaningless.

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saulpw  6 hours ago

Yeah an electron is not a 'thing'. It's like saying there's only one wave in the ocean.

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