{"id":15165,"date":"2022-08-09T06:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T06:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=15165"},"modified":"2022-08-09T06:55:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T06:55:01","slug":"why-are-so-many-rh-negatives-interested-in-quantum-mechanics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-so-many-rh-negatives-interested-in-quantum-mechanics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are so many Rh negatives interested in Quantum Mechanics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are so many Rh negatives interested in Quantum Mechanics?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/56\/Guassian_Dispersion.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Position space probability density of a Gaussian&nbsp;wave packet&nbsp;moving in one dimension in free space.<br><br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Quantum Physics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Quantum physics is&nbsp;<strong>the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level<\/strong>. It aims to uncover the properties and behaviors of the very building blocks of nature. While many quantum experiments examine very small objects, such as electrons and photons, quantum phenomena are all around us, acting on every scale.<br><br> <\/p><cite>Caltech Science Exchange<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/90\/QuantumHarmonicOscillatorAnimation.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> A harmonic oscillator in classical mechanics (A-B) and quantum mechanics (C-H). In (A-B), a ball, attached to a spring (gray line), oscillates back and forth. In (C-H), wavefunction solutions to the Time-Dependent Schr\u00f6dinger Equation are shown for the same potential. The horizontal axis is position, the vertical axis is the real part (blue) or imaginary part (red) of the wavefunction. (C,D,E,F) are stationary states (energy eigenstates), which come from solutions to the Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation. (G-H) are non-stationary states, solutions to the Time-Dependent but not Time-Independent Schr\u00f6dinger Equation. (G) is a randomly-generated superposition of the four states (E-F). H is a &#8220;coherent state&#8221; (&#8220;Glauber state&#8221;) which somewhat resembles the classical state B. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science. <\/p><cite>Wikipedia<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unsolved problem in physics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there a preferred interpretation of quantum mechanics? How does the quantum description of reality, which includes elements such as the &#8220;superposition&nbsp;of states&#8221; and &#8220;wave function collapse&#8221;, give rise to the reality we perceive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum mechanics&nbsp;arose gradually&nbsp;from theories to explain observations which could not be reconciled with classical physics, such as&nbsp;Max Planck&#8217;s solution in 1900 to the&nbsp;black-body radiation&nbsp;problem, and the correspondence between energy and frequency in&nbsp;Albert Einstein&#8217;s&nbsp;1905 paper&nbsp;which explained the&nbsp;photoelectric effect. These early attempts to understand microscopic phenomena, now known as the &#8220;old quantum theory&#8221;, led to the full development of quantum mechanics in the mid-1920s by&nbsp;Niels Bohr,&nbsp;Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger,&nbsp;Werner Heisenberg,&nbsp;<strong>Max Born<\/strong>,&nbsp;Paul Dirac&nbsp;and others. The modern theory is formulated in various&nbsp;specially developed mathematical formalisms. In one of them, a mathematical entity called the&nbsp;wave function&nbsp;provides information, in the form of&nbsp;probability amplitudes, about what measurements of a particle&#8217;s energy, momentum, and other physical properties may yield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fundamental feature of the theory is that it usually cannot predict with certainty what will happen, but only give probabilities. Mathematically, a probability is found by taking the square of the absolute value of a&nbsp;complex number, known as a probability amplitude. This is known as the&nbsp;<strong>Born <\/strong>rule, named after physicist&nbsp;<strong>Max Born<\/strong>. For example, a quantum particle like an&nbsp;electron&nbsp;can be described by a&nbsp;wave function, which associates to each point in space a probability amplitude. Applying the Born rule to these amplitudes gives a&nbsp;probability density function&nbsp;for the position that the electron will be found to have when an experiment is performed to measure it. This is the best the theory can do; it cannot say for certain where the electron will be found. The&nbsp;Schr\u00f6dinger equation&nbsp;relates the collection of probability amplitudes that pertain to one moment of time to the collection of probability amplitudes that pertain to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Max_Born.jpg?resize=405%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Max_Born.jpg?w=405&amp;ssl=1 405w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Max_Born.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Born was also her grandfather:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fEIr8phWbH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rip-olivia-newton-john\/\">RIP Olivia Newton-John<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;RIP Olivia Newton-John&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rip-olivia-newton-john\/embed\/#?secret=Xr9tlk9KHu#?secret=fEIr8phWbH\" data-secret=\"fEIr8phWbH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a reason for why I pick the images I use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"c1N57Klhjn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/psychic-abilities-electrokinesis\/\">Psychic abilities: Electrokinesis<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Psychic abilities: Electrokinesis&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/psychic-abilities-electrokinesis\/embed\/#?secret=CvcBbV36Wk#?secret=c1N57Klhjn\" data-secret=\"c1N57Klhjn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Talking about bringing this full circle&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are so many Rh negatives interested in Quantum Mechanics?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are so many Rh negatives interested in Quantum Mechanics?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>What is Quantum Physics? Quantum physics is&nbsp;the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level. It aims to uncover the properties and behaviors of the very building blocks of nature. While many quantum experiments examine very small objects, such as electrons and photons, quantum phenomena are all around us, acting on every scale. Caltech Science Exchange Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science. Wikipedia Unsolved problem in physics: Is there a preferred interpretation of quantum mechanics? 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