Air on the Dirac Strings

(1993) A computer animation illustrating an electron's movement according to quantum mechanics.

producer/director: Dana Plepys

evl contributors: John Hart, Louis H. Kauffman, Daniel J. Sandin

credits: George Francis, Chris Hartman, Jan Heyn-Cubacub, Sumit Das

More information can be found on the EVL website --
http://www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=4&type=5&indi=110

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• EVL
• Electronic
• Visualization
• Laboratory
• Dirac
• Srings
• Electrons
• Quantum
• Mechanics
• Lou
• Kauffman
• John
• Hart
• Daniel
• Sandin

[wikichris]

I had electrons for breakfast.

[saltydog78]

the wave equation is a bitch to solve

[TaylerKnox]

@cpmc1 Not 'mostly theory'. This is an area of great interest to experimentalist and quantum theory had led to direct advances in technology - CCD imaging, photovoltaics, lasers, nuclear power, semi conductors and the entire computer industry, the telecommunications industry, GPS, and the next wave - nano technology - AI - and naturally advances in theory as well.  But there are profound implications that go beyond the present & near future technology - search Youtube GoogleTechTalk Dean Radin

[cpmc1]

@TaylerKnox So, if I understand correctly, it is mostly theory? i don't want to sound anti-science (most certainly am not), but how much of what we know, can we say for sure that it is as such?

Personally, I am more interested in medicine sciences, sociology, and physics, primarily, but most anything will interest me. I know asking you questions may waste your time, but a reliable link to a website would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your reply.

[TaylerKnox]

@cpmc1 Observation collapses the waveform into a particular state - how - by interaction with what is being measured - but it became more than a 'measurement problem' when the interpretation of the 'measurement problem' was debated (and still is). If ultimately, no matter how carefully we observe a moment we ultimately interact with it then it brings up very important questions as to the nature of 'reality' itself. It came down to whether there is an objective reality - or not - NOT won out.

[cpmc1]

@klasop I know most scientific terms, but it excludes quantum physics. I would appreciate a link or a source to more information on the subject. Thank you. for the reply.

[klasop]

@cpmc1 Observation (in this contaxt, or in any scientific context) is a scientific term, which NOT means that "people observ" it means that we (our instruments) are trying to measure some value or property, or observ a change of a property or etc. It is impossible to measure any property of a quantum system without changing it. I wont go into detail why, but remember, scientific and everyday meaning of a term is different most of the time.

[cpmc1]

I feel uneducated by even asking this, but...

How does observation change anything, beyond psychologically? We are made of systems, organs, cells, sunstances, chemicals; atoms. How would one collection of atoms affect another collection/ single atom/ anotomical particals? I just don't understand how that can be possible, or logical.

I don't know a lot of quantim mechanics, but this is mostly why.

[traptin58]

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[DivineNucleus]

wave function -- (1(CollinCreatedNEWtaxesALLper­centLoyaltoCollin--)1)

[dan020350]

religious person loves both who are atheists and religious . But who cares.

[CACBCCCU]

Observers are made of particles, particles are used to make observations, so, without even considering the issue of consciousness, it appears the distinction between particles and observers is not fundamental to the model.