this is going to be a series of posts slowly explaining quantum physics , i hope you enjoy🗃️
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Most of you probably already know that quantum physics is a branch of physics based on the quantum theory, but what is it? In this first part I'm going to introduce you to the basics of quantum theory, making it seem as simple as possible.
First of all, you need to know that quantum physics, or more specifically quantum mechanics, studies nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles, studying matter and energy at its fundamental level.
It was created In 1900, by the physicist Max Planck. He had sought to discover the reason that radiation from a glowing body changes in color from red, to orange, and, to blue as its temperature rises. To do so, he assumed that energy existed in individual units that could not be divided, just like matter, rather than being just an electromagnetic wave, therefore making it quantifiable. He wrote a mathematical equation involving a figure to represent these units of energy, which he called quanta. The equation actually explained the phenomenon: Planck found that at certain discrete temperature levels (exact multiples of a basic minimum value he just discovered), energy from a glowing body will occupy different areas of the color spectrum. He assumed there was a theory yet to emerge from the discovery of quanta, but, in fact, their very existence implied a completely new and fundamental understanding of the laws of nature. Eventually Planck won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory in 1918, but developments by various scientists over a thirty-year period all contributed to the modern understanding of quantum theory. And that's all the basis you need to understand how quantum mechanics completely change technology, chemistry, physics, and more!
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