Quantum Mechanics

[IanMcL]

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It takes 2 minutes to read a thread, post a comment, and then get back to what you were doing. People aren’t discussing quantum mechanics on here.
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No reason why we shouldn't.

Is Quantum M better than Burnley M for example?

Now we have electric cars, will any mechanics at all be needed?

A friend of mine 'Prof' from age 11 and went on to be one, studied Quantum Mechanics as part of his original physics degree. I went to see him and he explained it all to me.

Didn't go and visit, after that!

[SalisburyClaret]

Where does an atom go when it breaks down?

A quantum mechanic.


That’s exhausted my supply of Quantum Mechanics jokes

[claret2018]

Good to you have you back pstotto

[Croydon Claret]

You should try reading A Brief History of Time. I had to read each chapter 3 times to make sure I'd understood it and I'm fortunate to have a high IQ.

[Volvoclaret]

IanMcL to Pstotto that's a hell of a Quantum leap.

[Bosscat]

IanMcL to Pstotto that's a hell of a Quantum leap.

[Vino blanco]

A proton walks into a bar,
The bar man says “sorry we don’t serve electrons”
The proton says “says I’m not an electron I’m a proton”
The bar man says “are you sure”
The proton says “ Yes, I’m positive”.
Boom, Boom.

[Goalposts]

There are 3 types of people in this world
Those who understand quantum computing
Those who do not understand quantum computing
And those who both simultaneously do and do not understand quantum computing

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Car mechanic here.

"Technicians" will still be needed for the wear and tear stuff like tyres, suspension, brakes and when the electrics go screwy.

ICE mechanical ability will eventually become a specialist thing after EV becomes the majority for a number of decades, similar to how the majority of mechanics have never done a set of points and condenser on a carb engine, simply never needed too

[bobinho]

Quantum Mechanics.... the dreams stuff is made of.

[atlantalad]

As it has been so long locked in the box I am positive Schrödinger's cat is dead.

[Bosscat]

As it has been so long locked in the box I am positive Schrödinger's cat is dead.

Ahhhhh but is it

[IanMcL]

Who says we don't do QM?

[LeadBelly]

I'm not getting entangled in this debate, it all leads to uncertainty.

[atlantalad]

Our perception of an atom structure fits with a very simplistic image ( Bohr model) but it is still nonsense. The nucleus consists of protons ( having mass and + charge) and neutrons ( mass) surrounded by a "cloud" of electrons ( v little mass and -ve charge). The electrons are held in their "cloud" ( or energy levels s,p,d,f) at a distance from, but surrounding, the nucleus by the complementary attractive charge of the protons. The neutrons ( which continually flip to be protons, and visa-versa) are held in the nucleus by the binding energy ( from which we extract atomic energy during fission).

In the above model we will ignore that electrons may/ may not be in a particular position at any specific time - Schrodingers cat can pass through both slits simultaneously as per QM.

Now if we scale relative sizes we may represent an atom nucleus by a football and an electron size with an apple pip. Now comes the issue- if we place the football on the centre spot in TM then the first electron ( or pip) we'd encounter, in terms of distance, would be close to Padiham!! The question is- what physically fills that gap between TM and Padiham? It cannot be a vacuum as the atom would collapse in on itself. May be the "space" is occupied by neutrinos?

Does anyone have a plausible explanation for that space?

I'm having a deep thought day - what is the meaning of life

[IanMcL]

Surely the canal would act as a conduit?

[ICL]

The space inside the atom is occupied by the Space Time Continuum. I don’t understand it, but it does stop my head hurting when I think about such things.

[IanMcL]

ICL = International Computers Ltd

[Bosscat]

ICL = International Computers Ltd

Put "an M" in "ICL" and you get IanMcL

[IanMcL]

Put "an M" in "ICL" and you get IanMcL

Now that is Quantum!

[Bosscat]

Now that is Quantum!

Isn't it just

[IanMcL]

Could be worse!

medial collateral ligament (MCL)

[sjb]

Great band. Loved that song about The Lone Ranger.