FOR THE LOVE OF PHYSICS!! Are you curious and interested about Quantum Physics!!!! Here is a short introduction about the real meaning of Quantum science and its derivatives in my own words!!! Only for the deserving and interested student please!!!! Here it goes:- What Is Quantum Physics?: Simply, Quantum physics is the study of the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even smaller microscopic levels (that cannot be viewed with naked eyes.) What Does Quantum Mean?: Quantum comes from the Latin meaning how much. It refers to the discrete units of matter and energy that are predicted by and observed in quantum physics. Even space and time, which appear to be extremely continuous, have smallest possible values. Who Developed Quantum Mechanics?: As scientists gained the technology to measure with greater precision, strange phenomena was observed. The birth of quantum physics is attributed to Max Plancks 1900 paper on blackbody radiation. Development of the field was done by Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schroedinger, and many others. Ironically, Albert Einstein had serious theoretical issues with quantum mechanics and tried for many years to disprove or modify it. But he failed. What is Quantum Optics?? Quantum optics is a branch of quantum physics that focuses primarily on the behavior of light, or photons. At the level of quantum optics, the behavior of individual photons has a bearing on the outcoming light, as opposed to classical optics, which was developed by Sir Isaac Newton. Lasers are one application that has come out of the study of quantum optics. What is Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)?? Quantum electrodynamics (QED) is the study of how electrons and photons interact. It was developed in the late 1940s by Richard Feynman, Julian Schwinger, Sinitro Tomonage, and others. The predictions of QED regarding the scattering of photons and electrons are accurate to eleven decimal places also. Hope it helps you to understand the basic terms related to the most beautiful, fantastic, creative and important branch of physics i.e. Quantum Physics; #I_love_quantum__physics Admin: #ANUP_KC
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:14:33 +0000