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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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-[[Category:Conservative Dictionary]]

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