Schrödinger's Quantum Mechanics Part 2

Essentials of Quantum Physics. Includes a discussion of the wave function's reflective components which is often misrepresented by double-slit presentations in textbooks. The integral of the probability distribution along the length of the photo film is NOT 1!

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[MrRobotoToo]

Hey, asshole, how about you give credit to Feynman for giving you this material.

[bestdamntutoring]

@MrRobotoToo Feynman never presented the reflective components of the wave function. Also, the physicists I gave credit to were the original authors of the generally accepted wave model. Feynman authored theories in QED (quantum electrodynamics), not in the traditional wave mechanics which was discovered before his time. I too am a fan of Feynman but credit must be given where it's due and Feynman would agree in this regard. Peace.

[dominikb12]

I do not study physics( social studies and economy for me) but I do have an observation. It seems to me that the vawe function colapses each time it faces another source of energy(being the light which lights). But that leads me to think that electron is actually a wave of energy that appears only when it meets opposed source of energy. That again implies that a opposed energ(whatever source) is needed for the electron - to be.Maybe sounds stupid, I am sorry.

[bestdamntutoring]

@dominikb12 That's in the general ball-park actually. Unless the electron bumps up against something, it never "decides" where it wants to be. So until it's measured it has a probability of being located at every point in space.

[DeHaynes]

It would seem to me that the momentum of an electron is independent of it's form. Bullet or wave, it continues to move. What I find interesting is that the wave function collapses to a local point regardless of how far away various parts of the wave exist at.

[bestdamntutoring]

@DeHaynes Yes that is an interesting part of the theory. Question: How fast do you think the information wave (aka wave function) collapses? Instantly? At the speed of light? I've heard different opinions on this.

[TheNubbbler]

This guy actually knows what he is talking about. Finally. Everyone else just puts there arms up and says, "quantum mechanics, it's a mystery."

[bestdamntutoring]

@Mp57navy I wouldn't say that we "ruined" the experiment. But we did collapse the wave function by extracting that information as you put it, which is perfectly fine to put it that way. The only model that has been able to effectively describe these bizarre results is the wave function model.

[Mp57navy]

Obviously, by detecting WHERE the electron or Photon went through, you have to obtain an amount of energy (Or call it information) from it therefor altering the experiment. And as E=MC2 (mass equals energy) you ruined the Experiment.