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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by umanwizard on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:13AM (#15781510)
The systems we built are a lot more complicated than one proton.
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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by platz on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:27AM (#15781581)
A proton is just a location in a vast sea of proton-field
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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by Filligree on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:39PM (#15781995)
All of which behaves in precisely the same manner.

Also, that's a composite field. I'm not sure talking about it here won't be confusing to people. :p

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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by platz on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:46PM (#15782032)
Which means the proton is more complicated than the OP indicates.
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