Articles related to "Quantum Mechanics"
Atomic Orbitals
Electrons in atoms are arranged in electronic energy levels, subshells and orbitals.
• electron • orbital • electronic configuration • periodic table • quantum mechanics
Electrons in atoms are arranged in electronic energy levels, subshells and orbitals.
• electron • orbital • electronic configuration • periodic table • quantum mechanics
Carl E Wieman - The Fifth State of Matter
Carl E Wieman shares the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, the fifth state of matter.
• bose-einstein condensate • quantum mechanics • atomic physics • nobel • physicist
Carl E Wieman shares the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, the fifth state of matter.
• bose-einstein condensate • quantum mechanics • atomic physics • nobel • physicist
Defining Quantum Mechanics
Quantum physics is recognized by many as one of the most difficult concepts in science. While this is surely true, it is not entirely beyond the grasp of the layman.
• what is quantum mechanics • albert einstein • theory of relativity • thomas young • uncertainty
Quantum physics is recognized by many as one of the most difficult concepts in science. While this is surely true, it is not entirely beyond the grasp of the layman.
• what is quantum mechanics • albert einstein • theory of relativity • thomas young • uncertainty
Quantum Leap into Quantum Theory
Quantum mechanics, a spin-off of quantum physics, explores the fabric of reality and our relevance to it through research in science, spirituality, philosophy, and more.
• quantum theory • quantum physics • quantum mechanics • spirituality • science
Quantum mechanics, a spin-off of quantum physics, explores the fabric of reality and our relevance to it through research in science, spirituality, philosophy, and more.
• quantum theory • quantum physics • quantum mechanics • spirituality • science
Soccer Balls and Bucky Tubes
This article briefly describes how carbon nanotubes have evolved as candidates for some of the most exciting materials applications being considered today. As well, a brief introduction into modeling efforts in this area is given.
• nanotubes • fullerene • molecular modelling • quantum mechanics • classical mechanics
This article briefly describes how carbon nanotubes have evolved as candidates for some of the most exciting materials applications being considered today. As well, a brief introduction into modeling efforts in this area is given.
• nanotubes • fullerene • molecular modelling • quantum mechanics • classical mechanics
The Planck Time and the Big Bang
In the big bang theory, the Planck time is the first miniscule fraction of a second after the initial big bang. The universe had just come into being.
• big bang theory • universe • planck time • cosmic background radiation • hubble plot
In the big bang theory, the Planck time is the first miniscule fraction of a second after the initial big bang. The universe had just come into being.
• big bang theory • universe • planck time • cosmic background radiation • hubble plot
The Quantum (Undemystified)
Description of Planck's discovery of the quantum
• quantum mechanics • quantum • blackbody • physics • astronomy
Description of Planck's discovery of the quantum
• quantum mechanics • quantum • blackbody • physics • astronomy
Bose-Einstein Condensate
Find out about Bose-Einstein Condensates in this week's article.
• bose • einstein • condensates • nobel prize • physics
Find out about Bose-Einstein Condensates in this week's article.
• bose • einstein • condensates • nobel prize • physics
Contemporary ideology and its cost
While surfing the internet to understand such concepts as particle physics and the nature of consciousness, I encounter more rhetoric than thought. But in arguing over beliefs and theories, it's easier to blame one another for what's wrong with the world than to take responsibility.
• ideology • beliefs • science • religion • evolution
While surfing the internet to understand such concepts as particle physics and the nature of consciousness, I encounter more rhetoric than thought. But in arguing over beliefs and theories, it's easier to blame one another for what's wrong with the world than to take responsibility.
• ideology • beliefs • science • religion • evolution
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle means that on a microscopic scale, we can know where something is or where it is going, but not both at the same time.
• werner heisenberg • quantum mechanics • uncertainty principle • energy and momentum • heisenberg uncertainty principle
Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle means that on a microscopic scale, we can know where something is or where it is going, but not both at the same time.
• werner heisenberg • quantum mechanics • uncertainty principle • energy and momentum • heisenberg uncertainty principle
Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist Extraordinaire
Niels Bohr proposed a quantum structure for the atom, won a Nobel prize for physics, and worked on the Manhattan.
• niels bohr • quantum mechanics • physics • university of copenhagen • institute of theoretical physics
Niels Bohr proposed a quantum structure for the atom, won a Nobel prize for physics, and worked on the Manhattan.
• niels bohr • quantum mechanics • physics • university of copenhagen • institute of theoretical physics
Phlogiston and Aether
Phlogiston and aether are the corpses of physical theories that didn't survive the onslaught of scientific scrutiny.
• phlogiston • aether • ether • combustion • failed theories
Phlogiston and aether are the corpses of physical theories that didn't survive the onslaught of scientific scrutiny.
• phlogiston • aether • ether • combustion • failed theories
Quantum Cryptography
In the all-important world of code making and breaking, perhaps the greatest hope comes from the world of quantum physics.
• quantum cryptography • code breaking • code making • factoralization cryptography • mathematical cryptography
In the all-important world of code making and breaking, perhaps the greatest hope comes from the world of quantum physics.
• quantum cryptography • code breaking • code making • factoralization cryptography • mathematical cryptography
The Photoelectric Effect
Toward the beginning of the twentieth century, the problems were beginning to mount for classical physics, paving the way for the new science of quantum mechanics.
• photoelectric effect • philip leonard • black body radiation • ultraviolet catastrophe • quantum mechanics history
Toward the beginning of the twentieth century, the problems were beginning to mount for classical physics, paving the way for the new science of quantum mechanics.
• photoelectric effect • philip leonard • black body radiation • ultraviolet catastrophe • quantum mechanics history
The Photoelectric Effect is Solved
As part of his "Miracle Year" in 1905, Albert Einstein gave the new "quantum" ideas a jump start with his solution to a nineteenth century problem.
• photoelectric effect • albert einstein's miracle year • on a heuristic viewpoint concerning the production • max planck • black body radiation
As part of his "Miracle Year" in 1905, Albert Einstein gave the new "quantum" ideas a jump start with his solution to a nineteenth century problem.
• photoelectric effect • albert einstein's miracle year • on a heuristic viewpoint concerning the production • max planck • black body radiation
The Quantum Totalitarian Principle
The Totalitarian Principle declares that anything which is not forbidden by any specific rule of physics, is required by law to occur, with no exceptions.
• totalitarian principle • quantum mechanics • compulsory physical laws • murry gell-mann • conservation laws
The Totalitarian Principle declares that anything which is not forbidden by any specific rule of physics, is required by law to occur, with no exceptions.
• totalitarian principle • quantum mechanics • compulsory physical laws • murry gell-mann • conservation laws
What is Physical Chemistry?
Burning fuels, refrigeration, radioactivity, enzymes and cookery all depend on processes and theories in a less glamorous branch of science.
• thermodynamics • physics • mathematical formulae • quantum mechanics • kinetics
Burning fuels, refrigeration, radioactivity, enzymes and cookery all depend on processes and theories in a less glamorous branch of science.
• thermodynamics • physics • mathematical formulae • quantum mechanics • kinetics
Atheism in a Post-Religious World - Book Review
Tremblay labels religion a swindle and mental terrorism and explains, convincingly, why he chose these epithets. He demonstrates the inextricable link between the belief in the afterlife and immorality and castigates religion's intolerance coupled with its ever-shifting philosophical goalposts. Its dogmatism leads to a loss of experiential richness and to negative cognitive consequences to both the believer and his milieu.
• philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
Tremblay labels religion a swindle and mental terrorism and explains, convincingly, why he chose these epithets. He demonstrates the inextricable link between the belief in the afterlife and immorality and castigates religion's intolerance coupled with its ever-shifting philosophical goalposts. Its dogmatism leads to a loss of experiential richness and to negative cognitive consequences to both the believer and his milieu.
• philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Book Review)
In this hilarious detective story by Douglas Adams, sleuth Dirk Gently sets out in search of a missing cat but ends up uncovering a ghost, a time-traveler, and the devastating secret of humankind. And he does it all despite being one of the most incompetent detectives in the history of literature. Come on in and get the whole scoop.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
In this hilarious detective story by Douglas Adams, sleuth Dirk Gently sets out in search of a missing cat but ends up uncovering a ghost, a time-traveler, and the devastating secret of humankind. And he does it all despite being one of the most incompetent detectives in the history of literature. Come on in and get the whole scoop.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
Everything I Think I See -- Part 1: The Science of Observing
You've probably heard people say, "Life is what you make of it." Or how about, "Life is but a dream." In the years to come, science might just prove them right. In Part 1 of 3, find out what quantum theory has to say about this interesting topic and how we may, in fact, create our own reality. It's all science that frequently makes its way into our favorite SF stories.
• quantum theory • quantum mechanics • multiple universes • the heisenberg uncertainty principle • max planck
You've probably heard people say, "Life is what you make of it." Or how about, "Life is but a dream." In the years to come, science might just prove them right. In Part 1 of 3, find out what quantum theory has to say about this interesting topic and how we may, in fact, create our own reality. It's all science that frequently makes its way into our favorite SF stories.
• quantum theory • quantum mechanics • multiple universes • the heisenberg uncertainty principle • max planck
Introduction to Saints - Saints and Narcissists - Poles Apart
There is something disarmingly naive about the contention that the lives of saints are micromanaged and guided by God as part of Divine Plan.
• philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
There is something disarmingly naive about the contention that the lives of saints are micromanaged and guided by God as part of Divine Plan.
• philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
Radioactivity and Alpha Particles
Alpha particles are emitted from a radioactive substance by way of quantum tunneling and is governed by a statistical look at the strong nuclear force.
• alpha radiation • alpha decay • alpha particles • what is radiation • atomic radiation
Alpha particles are emitted from a radioactive substance by way of quantum tunneling and is governed by a statistical look at the strong nuclear force.
• alpha radiation • alpha decay • alpha particles • what is radiation • atomic radiation
Seeking god in nature
Recent speculation points toward a convergence between science and religion. Does nature give evidence for the existence of God, or does she speak only for herself?
• god • science • religion • nature • quantum mysticism
Recent speculation points toward a convergence between science and religion. Does nature give evidence for the existence of God, or does she speak only for herself?
• god • science • religion • nature • quantum mysticism
The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (Book Review)
In this sequel to <I>Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency</I>, our favorite super sleuth makes a startling discovery when he takes on God. But which god? It’s another hilarious collection of trifles from the mind of Douglas Adams that’s even more delightful than its predecessor.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
In this sequel to <I>Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency</I>, our favorite super sleuth makes a startling discovery when he takes on God. But which god? It’s another hilarious collection of trifles from the mind of Douglas Adams that’s even more delightful than its predecessor.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers (Discussion Article)
One of the most fascinating ideas in modern physics is the Many Worlds theory -- the idea that there may be an infinite number of parallel universes that differ only slightly from our own. One of the least fascinating locales in the world may be the roadside diner. What happens when the two collide? Find out in Lawrence Watt-Evans’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story.
• why i left harry’s all-night hamburgers • lawrence watt-evans • science fiction short stories • 1988 hugo winners • 1988 nebula winners
One of the most fascinating ideas in modern physics is the Many Worlds theory -- the idea that there may be an infinite number of parallel universes that differ only slightly from our own. One of the least fascinating locales in the world may be the roadside diner. What happens when the two collide? Find out in Lawrence Watt-Evans’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story.
• why i left harry’s all-night hamburgers • lawrence watt-evans • science fiction short stories • 1988 hugo winners • 1988 nebula winners
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Book Review)
The place is England. The year is 2057... or is it 1888? The problem: a cat. Join us for a look at Connie Willis's 1999 Hugo Award-winning time-travel novel that's a comedy of errors and a study in the absurd of the most delightful kind.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
The place is England. The year is 2057... or is it 1888? The problem: a cat. Join us for a look at Connie Willis's 1999 Hugo Award-winning time-travel novel that's a comedy of errors and a study in the absurd of the most delightful kind.
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
Zeus's Little Secret, Or Galileo and Clarke's Europan Vacation
At first glance, it seems obvious that Earth is the only locale in our solar system that harbors life. But is this really true? In the film version of "2001: A Space Odyssey" there was something afoot on the moons of Jupiter. Thanks to images from the Galileo spacecraft, it now appears that this might be true. The moon Europa may just be home to a vast ocean of liquid water. Was Clarke right all along?
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history
At first glance, it seems obvious that Earth is the only locale in our solar system that harbors life. But is this really true? In the film version of "2001: A Space Odyssey" there was something afoot on the moons of Jupiter. Thanks to images from the Galileo spacecraft, it now appears that this might be true. The moon Europa may just be home to a vast ocean of liquid water. Was Clarke right all along?
• science fiction • sci-fi • sf • science fiction book reviews • science fiction history