I have always found Quantum physics fascinating though I have never understood it completely ( but who has? ). There have been times when driven by certain enthusiasm I have thought, alright this week I am going to get over this quantum thing but i always get stuck somewhere and enthusiasm rarely stays that long. One of the things with quantum theory is it sounds very silly but its unquestionably correct, at least till now not a single experiment has defied it.
Its said that Quantum physics is observable either at micro level or at macro level. It explains the existence and movement of atomic particle and also behavior of superconductors and super fluids. But apart from these things quantum theory also explains our life and world.....trust me really it does. ok not in that scientific sense (:P) but when you are sitting in a library with 'Feynman's lecture on physics" in your hand unable to comprehend it, you are bound to come up with your own theories. (and you also get some astonished stares from mates if you are a fiction lover like me :p)
Quantum physics says that movement of sub atomic particles is inherently random and so is our life. You don't know whats going to happen next moment.( much like our Indian cricket team's performances, scores 300 one day and next day collapses for 140 :p).
Quantum physics says it is physically impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time, the more precisely one is known the less precise the measurement of other is and how true it is. There are times when we are really sure of our feelings and views but can't comprehend the feelings and views of others, the more sure we get of ourselves invariably we get unsure of others.I really feel here for Schrodinger, poor guy formulated a equation and the moment they tried to locate the particle the wave equation collapsed and when he was asked why this, his response was " just shut up and calculate". When asked about his involvement with quantum theory this was his response " i don't like it and i am sorry that i ever had anything to do with it". When people like him find quantum physics hard then what about a average guy like me ( that Schrodinger's cat just never dies :p) .
One of the really interesting postulates of quantum theory is that a sub atomic particle acts like wave and particle at the same time and it all depends on what the experimenter wants to see. This one works well in harmony with human nature and life. The way we perceive life really depends on us. Good times bad times, happiness sadness its all relative. But the best part of quantum physics is MWI. MWI means many worlds interpretation and it is amazing. According to it every moment the world splits into as many parallel worlds as there are possible outcomes of your action. Imagine you propose your childhood crush but she declines you and you feel broken but wait...the moment you proposed her your world got split into two and in other parallel world she has accepted your proposal and both of you are sitting side by side, holding each others hands and looking at the setting sun ( sounds too filmy na ..mujhe bhi :p). On the same note some experiments have proved that that “the two photons are so intimately bound up that it is justified to consider them as part of one physical entity even though they are spatially separate ( do jism ek jaan :p). So now lovers can explain (confuse) their parents about their love using quantum physics.
Its getting late and i am not still not over this quantum funda even after such a long post. I guess its taking too many words and a thumb rule is that when you take too many words to explain something that means first you need to understand it better......errrr this means Quantum theory i have to read you again (not really).
Going to end up with two good lines.
Once Bohr remarked that anyone who has not been shocked by Quantum physics hasn't really understood it
Richard Feynman said that I can safely say that nobody understands quantum physics.
The awesome thing about above lines is that even when you replace "quantum physics" with "life" they still make sense.
Its said that Quantum physics is observable either at micro level or at macro level. It explains the existence and movement of atomic particle and also behavior of superconductors and super fluids. But apart from these things quantum theory also explains our life and world.....trust me really it does. ok not in that scientific sense (:P) but when you are sitting in a library with 'Feynman's lecture on physics" in your hand unable to comprehend it, you are bound to come up with your own theories. (and you also get some astonished stares from mates if you are a fiction lover like me :p)
Quantum physics says that movement of sub atomic particles is inherently random and so is our life. You don't know whats going to happen next moment.( much like our Indian cricket team's performances, scores 300 one day and next day collapses for 140 :p).
Quantum physics says it is physically impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time, the more precisely one is known the less precise the measurement of other is and how true it is. There are times when we are really sure of our feelings and views but can't comprehend the feelings and views of others, the more sure we get of ourselves invariably we get unsure of others.I really feel here for Schrodinger, poor guy formulated a equation and the moment they tried to locate the particle the wave equation collapsed and when he was asked why this, his response was " just shut up and calculate". When asked about his involvement with quantum theory this was his response " i don't like it and i am sorry that i ever had anything to do with it". When people like him find quantum physics hard then what about a average guy like me ( that Schrodinger's cat just never dies :p) .
One of the really interesting postulates of quantum theory is that a sub atomic particle acts like wave and particle at the same time and it all depends on what the experimenter wants to see. This one works well in harmony with human nature and life. The way we perceive life really depends on us. Good times bad times, happiness sadness its all relative. But the best part of quantum physics is MWI. MWI means many worlds interpretation and it is amazing. According to it every moment the world splits into as many parallel worlds as there are possible outcomes of your action. Imagine you propose your childhood crush but she declines you and you feel broken but wait...the moment you proposed her your world got split into two and in other parallel world she has accepted your proposal and both of you are sitting side by side, holding each others hands and looking at the setting sun ( sounds too filmy na ..mujhe bhi :p). On the same note some experiments have proved that that “the two photons are so intimately bound up that it is justified to consider them as part of one physical entity even though they are spatially separate ( do jism ek jaan :p). So now lovers can explain (confuse) their parents about their love using quantum physics.
Its getting late and i am not still not over this quantum funda even after such a long post. I guess its taking too many words and a thumb rule is that when you take too many words to explain something that means first you need to understand it better......errrr this means Quantum theory i have to read you again (not really).
Going to end up with two good lines.
Once Bohr remarked that anyone who has not been shocked by Quantum physics hasn't really understood it
Richard Feynman said that I can safely say that nobody understands quantum physics.
The awesome thing about above lines is that even when you replace "quantum physics" with "life" they still make sense.
