[grey_whiskers]

Why is matter quantized but time is continuous? I've always wondered.

Wave-particle duality.

To localize a particle, you combine many waves of different frequencies so that the 'superposition' of the waves (wave packet) describes the position and/or velocity of the particle.

But there is a price.

Think Fourier transforms: the more precise you get concerning one attribute, the less you get about the corresponding attribute.

Time, on the other hand, is not subject to wave-particle duality.

Cheers!

[Eye On The Left]

"Why is matter quantized but time is continuous? I've always wondered."

Wave-particle duality.

Time and energy, like position and momentum, are two sides of the same coin. The more you know about one, the less you know about the other. (through e=mc^2, matter and energy are mere manifestations of one another)

The uncertainty of T x the uncertainty of E is greater than or equal to Planck's Constant(h) over 2pi(2 x 3.14)

Am I a quantum physicist? No. But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night!