{"id":37200,"date":"2021-06-05T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=37200"},"modified":"2021-06-15T00:46:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T04:46:15","slug":"quantum-mechanics-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/quantum-mechanics-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Mechanics Theory: Learn the Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is quantum theory? What phenomena does the quantum mechanics theory attempt to explain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum theory (also known as quantum physics or quantum mechanics) is one of the foundational theories of material phenomena. It explains the properties and behavior of energy and matter at the level of atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the basics of quantum mechanics theory, explained in simple terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Mechanics: The Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 1900s, German physicist Max Planck suggested that waves (like light, radio, and microwaves) emit energy not randomly or arbitrarily, but instead, in discrete quantities which he called \u201cquanta.\u201d The amount of energy released in a quantum is proportional to the wave frequency of the radiation type in question. Wave frequency is simply the number of waves that pass through a fixed point in a given unit of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/NlhzQTscA5VVHU56I3sP9sgl4d0RESX7isNF9J7S57fXWkHSDEYF3smJqORVBBS9ZVHZY4-WoDLeiTnidTxt8m7PyAS6XlQegoRSkQDN5GZWKI1R21L5Rny8i0ICIzqvJekMBNFC\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Uncertainty Principle <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Werner Heisenberg reasoned from Planck\u2019s theory that the very act of shining a quantum of high-frequency light upon a particle (which was the only way to measure its position and velocity) would, in and of itself, disturb the particle and disrupt its velocity. Exactly <em>how <\/em>it would be disrupted, however, was entirely unpredictable. <strong>The very <em>attempt <\/em>at observation made it impossible to accurately gauge particle position and speed. This was the uncertainty principle<\/strong>. It marked the beginning of the new field of quantum mechanics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quantum mechanics takes a probabilistic approach rather than an absolute approach<\/strong>. Obeying the uncertainty principle, it does not seek to establish a single, definitive interpretation or result for quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle tell us that it\u2019s not as useful to think of the physical world as being composed of waves (like light and radio) and particles (like the atoms out of which all matter is made). It is better to think of our <em>observations<\/em> of the world in terms of waves and particles\u2014<strong>depending on the phenomenon, sometimes it\u2019s more useful to think of particles as waves, and sometimes it\u2019s more useful to think of waves as particles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These theories that argue for the varying behavior of particles and waves have had a profound impact on our understanding of the structure of atoms and molecules. While we can never predict the movement of electrons within atoms with 100 percent certainty, we <em>can <\/em>predict the <em>probabilities <\/em>of different events, within the constraints imposed by the uncertainty principle. any observation. It predicts a <em>range<\/em> of possible outcomes, and tries to work out <em>probabilities<\/em> for each.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imaginary Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One aspect of quantum theory is that <strong>particles don\u2019t just follow a singular history, but instead, follow a <em>range<\/em> of possible histories all throughout space-time<\/strong>. We calculate the probability of each history to determine how likely a particle is to have been in one particular point in space-time. Some element of unpredictability and randomness is thus inherent in quantum theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can extend the principles of quantum mechanics to the mathematical notion of \u201cimaginary numbers.\u201d Imaginary numbers are a well-established concept, referring to numbers that lie perpendicular to those on a traditional negative-positive number line (whose values might be represented visually as running left to right).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/kAHfFjEx4_dGU08W3g3ZT0g-LWBCaAyFIGeOazWtXY-7y64UFp19bDAuhwQLlKjhMVZQn4QZLBjPLG9vInDc-ztJRxbKq1xA3SSWIunwn0uA4niIiX1x16RE0cscyoTQeJEiSBQL\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imaginary numbers, unlike real numbers, give negative values when multiplied by themselves.<\/strong> Quantum mechanics allows for particles to have values besides negative and positive (or \u201cbackward\u201d and \u201cforward\u201d). <strong>In this model, space-time would be finite in extent, yet boundless<\/strong> (like the Earth, which has a finite mass and volume, but no edge or boundary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The classic problem in general relativity is the singularity, the area of space-time before the Big Bang or at a black hole\u2014the boundaries of the observable universe where predictability would break down. 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