@article{Nolan2008-NOLIQ,journal = {Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society},title = {Finite Quantities},year = {2008},number = {1part1},author = {Daniel Nolan},abstract = {Quantum Mechanics, and apparently its successors, claim that there are minimum quantities by which objects can differ, at least in some situations: electrons can have various ''energy levels'' in an atom, but to move from one to another they must jump rather than move via continuous variation: and an electron in a hydrogen atom going from -13.6 eV of energy to -3.4 eV does not pass through states of -10eV or -5.1eV, let along -11.1111115637 eV or -4.89712384 eV},pages = {23--42},volume = {108}}@