Understanding the Quantum World

Understanding the Quantum World « Series from 2019

Series from 2019

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Genres: Special Interest

In Understanding the Quantum World, Professor Erica W. Carlson explains the principles and paradoxes of quantum mechanics with exceptional clarity—and minimal mathematics.

Discover what distinguishes quantum physics from classical physics, the breakthroughs in the field, experiments that demonstrate quantum phenomena, quantum theory’s many applications, the fate of Schrödinger’s cat, and more.

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Particle-Wave Duality

Particles, Waves, and Interference Patterns

Observers Disturb What They Measure

Bell’s Theorem and Schrödinger’s Cat

Quantum Paradoxes and Interpretations

The Position-Momentum Uncertainty Relation

Wave Quantization

Quantum Wave Shapes and the Periodic Table

Interference of Waves and Sloshing States

Wave Shapes in Diamond and Graphene

Harmonic Oscillators

The Energy-Time Uncertainty Relation

Quantum Angular Momentum and Electron Spin

Quantum Orbital Angular Momentum

Quantum Properties of Light

Atomic Transitions and Photons

Atomic Clocks and GPS

Quantum Mechanics and Color Vision

A Quantum Explanation of Color

Quantum Tunneling

Fermions and Bosons

Spin Singlets and the EPR Paradox

Quantum Mechanics and Metals

Superconductivity