1 post tagged “quantum physics”

(4:12:19 PM) Dougie: btw
(4:12:22 PM) Carissa: ?
(4:12:39 PM) Dougie: when you start to look at particles on the sub atomic level...
(4:13:01 PM) Dougie: there behavior changes from that observed by regular Newtonian physics
(4:13:10 PM) Dougie: light for instance
(4:13:41 PM) Dougie: has been found to exist as a particle (matter) and a wave (energy) at the same time
(4:13:57 PM) Dougie: according to Newtonian physics, that's not possible
(4:14:35 PM) Carissa: Wait, light? Light has no measurable mass. It's a wave length visible to the eye, but it doesn't have particles, it can't be manipulated like that.
(4:14:47 PM) Dougie: try again
(4:15:10 PM) Dougie: it doesn't always exist as a wave
(4:15:21 PM) Dougie: that's what is so confusing about it
(4:16:39 PM) Carissa: Damn, never figured you for an academic. Where's the physics background come from?
(4:16:48 PM) Dougie: the science channel
(4:17:00 PM) Dougie: and a friend who was way into quantum physics
(4:17:03 PM) Dougie: oh
(4:17:06 PM) Dougie: btw
(4:17:15 PM) Dougie: just so you know I'm not making shit up
(4:17:17 PM) Dougie: http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/lectures/lec06.html
(4:17:37 PM) Dougie: it's mostly confusing
(4:17:48 PM) Dougie: but they do talk about the uncertainty principle
(4:17:58 PM) Dougie: it's similar to Schroedingers cat
(4:18:05 PM) Dougie: are you familiar with him?
(4:18:43 PM) Carissa: Nope, that one I don't know
(4:19:42 PM) Dougie: not into physics?
(4:20:05 PM) Carissa: I couldn't handle the math. I was a wiz at chemistry before I dropped out of college.
(4:20:16 PM) Dougie: yeah
(4:20:19 PM) Dougie: math sucks
(4:20:33 PM) Dougie: but the theories are fun to think about
(4:20:43 PM) Dougie: I just wouldn't ever want to try and prove anything
(4:21:18 PM) Carissa: I used to debate theories with friends, theories are always fun as long as you know enough to be dangerous without knowing too much to be deadly
(4:21:37 PM) Dougie: true
(4:22:04 PM) Dougie: in cse you were curious here is a link to a decent explanation of the cat : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger%27s_cat
(4:22:11 PM) Dougie: oh yeah
(4:22:17 PM) Dougie: I forgot to mention
(4:22:25 PM) Dougie: Schrodinger was a whack job
(4:23:16 PM) Carissa: Zombie Cat.
(4:23:25 PM) Dougie: lol
(4:23:42 PM) Carissa: That's an interesting theory, although, supporting it would have been near impossible one way or the other. I guess that's what he was going for.
(4:24:42 PM) Dougie: he just hated quantum mechanics and wanted to show everyone how stupid it could be
(4:25:03 PM) Dougie: obviously... there is no such thing as a zombie cat :(
(4:26:02 PM) Carissa: That's almost sad. Zombie pets could be the next big thing
(4:26:21 PM) Dougie: easy to feed I suppose :)
(4:26:38 PM) Carissa: I dunno, do they sell brains at the grocery store?
(4:26:59 PM) Carissa: 'Cause, damn, I have some teachers that would benefit from having one
(4:27:09 PM) Dougie: lol

On second thought, I always get in trouble for calling him Dougie.  I really need to change his alias, but alas, today I'm too lazy to go through and edit the conversation.  What you see, is what you get.  Sorry D-Boy. :D