In the documentary entitled “Quantum Leap” I learned many things. Such including that we as the human race created a set of laws that describes the clear and certain motion of galaxies, stars, and planets. However, we have discovered a brand new set of laws that completely change our view of the universe and redefining our understanding of reality these laws are known as the laws of quantum mechanics.
I never knew that quantum mechanics ruled over every atom and tiny particle in every piece of matter. In the quantum world, there’s a sense where things don’t like to be tied down to one location or follow a specific path. It’s almost like that the same thing is in different places at the same time. It’s crazy to think that something even as small as an atom could potentially be in multiple places at the same time. What you do in one place can affect what happens in another place without you or anyone being there.
You might be asking why we believe these bizarre laws, for the past 75 years we’ve been using these laws to describe how an atom behaves and experiment after experiment scientists have proven these laws to be always right.
A set of physical laws called Classical mechanics all have equations to see how that specific event happens and allows us to predict an event with the utmost certainty.
Bohr believed that atoms resembled miniature solar systems; there were fixed orbits these electrons can have. When an atom is heated its electrons will become agitated, and the electron would be changing orbits. Each downward leap the electron produced lights in specific colors. Now, this model seems so inaccurate, but back then I believe he was revered for his knowledge.
The double slit experiment is so amazing. When the commentator tried to show us what exactly was the double slit experiment he was at a bowling alley. With a barrier with two slits and a sheet in the back. He showed us that there are three options the bowling ball will hit the barrier or will pass through the slits and hitting the sheet. As more and more balls pass this seems to be the case wherein the balls that make it through the barrier go to the same spot every time.
When Max Born said that electrons are a probability wave I was first confused because I knew electrons as particles, not waves. Then I heard his explanation, and it was clear. These waves that were once thought of an extended electron is not the electron itself but where the electron is most likely to be.
One quote I heard within the documentary was that “The universe is governed by probability” I couldn’t agree more. All matter in the universe are made up of atoms that are governed by probability, not certainty. In life nothing is certain, but many outcomes are probable.
Quantum entanglement like the guy said I a confusing subject even he didn’t get it in college. I was confused at first too. Quantum Entanglement is the theoretical prediction that comes from the equations of quantum mechanics two particles become entangled if they are close together and their properties become linked, even if u separate those particles sending them in opposite directions they remain entangled
Overall Quantum anything is a confusing topic to understand. It will take years at a university to start comprehending the bare minimum. However Quantum theory I believe is very real and since there is nothing to contradict that it does exist in my eyes.
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