Principles You can't say A is made of B or vice versa. All mass is interaction.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Feynman states that mass is fundamentally interaction rather than static substance.
- In plain terms
- Matter exists through interactions not as fixed objects.
- What can you take from it?
- View physical properties as dynamic interactions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is matter made of?
- How do interactions define existence?
Another view
This view requires advanced physics to grasp fully.
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