Introduction to modern physics - FSU Physics Department
Introduction to modern physics - FSU Physics Department
Introduction to modern physics - FSU Physics Department
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Quantum <strong>Physics</strong><br />
QP is “weird and counterintuitive”<br />
But:<br />
o “Those who are not shocked when they first come<br />
across quantum theory cannot possibly have<br />
unders<strong>to</strong>od it” (Niels Bohr)<br />
o “Nobody feels perfectly comfortable with it “<br />
(Murray Gell-Mann)<br />
o “I can safely say that nobody understands quantum<br />
mechanics” (Richard Feynman)<br />
o QM is the most successful ssfu theory ever developed by<br />
humanity<br />
o underlies our understanding of a<strong>to</strong>ms, molecules,<br />
condensed d matter, nuclei, elementary particles<br />
7<br />
o Crucial ingredient in understanding of stars, …
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