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Principle of locality
Physical principle that only immediate surroundings can influence an object
Principle of locality
In physics, the principle of locality states that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings. A theory that includes the principle of locality is said to be a "local theory". This is an alternative to the concept of instantaneous, or "non-local" action at a distance. Locality evolved out of the field theories of classical physics. The idea is that for a cause at one point to have an effect at another point, something in the space between those points must mediate the action. To exert an influence, something, such as a wave or particle, must travel through the space between the two points, carrying the influence. The special theory of relativity limits the maximum speed at which causal influence can travel to the speed of light, c {\displaystyle c} . Therefore, the principle of locality implies that an event at one point cannot cause a truly simultaneous result at another point. An event at point...
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