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Originally Posted by Mohan.C  I think a point is mainly the concentration of any distributed mass. So, a point may not be a plane but can still have all the attributes of the plane such as its mass,velocity etc... mathematically. |
Wow, you've lost me here. Though the laws exist and work outside of dimensional space and form the basis of logic and mathematics, once you include dimensional space, there are likely many nuances I have not explored.
For me, I initially envision a photon "wave packet" with attibutes of direction, frequency, and negligible mass. This is as close to a point as I usually conceive in physics.
Are you suggesting the photon is a spherical wave eminating from its source? As a growing sphere, it is a "wave packet", and it would seem to have distributed mass, but it doesn't seem to fit the idea of a point anymore.
Subatomic particles and quarks might fit your description in that they appear to be localized points, but I'm not sure where "distributed mass" fits in.
Where do I go from my limited knowledge to get to your "distributed mass" concept?
Thanks!