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Finite precision measurement nullifies Euclid's postulates

Asher Peres

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Abstract

Following Meyer's argument (quant-ph/9905080) the set of all directions in space is replaced by the dense subset of rational directions. The result conflicts with Euclidean geometry.

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1 page, submitted as a Comment to Phys. Rev. Letters
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