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'''Action at a distance''' consists of affecting a distant body instantaneously. At the atomic level, this is known as "non-locality".
Examples of action at a distance in physics are:
* Newtonian gravity
* Electrostatics (before Maxwell's equations in the 1800s)
* Quantum entanglement within [[quantum mechanics]] (called "non-locality")
Other observed examples of action at a distance are:
* Action at a distance performed by Jesus, as described in [[John 1-7 (Translated)|John 4:46-54]] and [[Matthew 20-28 (Translated)|Matthew 27:51]].
Some scientists have long resisted the possibility of action at at distance (non-locality), and the [[theory of relativity]] assumes that information traveling instantaneously, or faster than the speed of light, is impossible.
Several theories have been developed as ways of denying '''action at a distance''' (non-locality). These include:
*theories positing the existence of gravitons
*string theory
*quantum field theory
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