#wavefunction

This video explains the Quantum Zeno Effect in a simple way and shows how observation can influence reality at the smallest scales When scientists observe a quantum system again and again, its natural change can slow down or even freeze. Real experiments with atoms, ions, and light particles have demonstrated this. Observation is not passive in the quantum world; rather, it actively influences events.

Wave Function Ventures, helmed by former SpaceX engineer Jamie Gull, closes a $15 million fund I for Deep Tech Hardware companies. Wave Function Ventures announced the $15 million Fund I closing. One estimate puts the fund at $15.1 million. Our organization was formed to work with deep tech entrepreneurs inventing hardware solutions to the world's biggest problems.

Investment Strategy and Focus

Wave Function Ventures invests in energy, robotics, aerospace, defense, and infrastructure. The firm works with founders from the start.

These deep tech industries have had nine fund investments. Portfolio companies include Airship Industries (aerospace), Persona AI (humanoid robotics), and Deep Fission (nuclear energy). These portfolio firms have received many follow-on investments from famous companies, demonstrating their success. Jamie Gull plans to make 25 seed or pre-seed investments with this funds. Some pre-incorporation investments allow lone general partner Jamie Gull to help innovators turn their crude ideas into appealing product plans and visions. “There’s never been a better time to build in hardware and create the next generation of huge companies with enduring legacies,” noted Gull. He noted that “building something that truly matters” is the best part of the job. He expects big returns in the next 10–20 years since deep tech enterprises can develop and gain a competitive edge over typical software companies utilizing non-venture capital like government contracts or asset-backed loans.

Investment Strategy and Activity

Wave Function invests in critical deep tech industries and works with entrepreneurs from the start: Important sectors include aerospace, defense, energy, robotics, and infrastructure. Target Investments: Gull plans 25 seed or pre-seed investments with this fund. Early Engagement: The corporation may invest before formation. Gull now helps designers turn their ideas into engaging product strategies and goals. Fund I made nine investments in its focus industries. Existing portfolio companies include: Nuclear energy (deep fission) Robotic humans, or Persona AI Aircraft industry Current portfolio companies have seen significant progress, receiving many follow-on investments from famous enterprises.

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Zoom In Atom Or Unknown Physics Of Short Distances

Previous work of Vladimir Kalitvianski, showing how that the nucleus within an atom doesn't remain stationary but instead moves around the atomic center of inertia, creating what he describes as "positive charge clouds." These clouds are analogous to the more familiar negative electron clouds but exist much closer to the nucleus. This finding challenges the traditional view of atomic structure, showing that the nucleus is quantum-mechanically smeared, depending on the electron's configuration.

Kalitvianski's work highlights that the nucleus is not a point-like object but has a smeared distribution influenced by the electron orbits. The larger the electron orbit, the larger the positive charge cloud, which is counterintuitive. This smeared charge distribution impacts how we understand elastic scattering processes at short distances, where the nucleus behaves differently than previously thought. The form factors derived in his research describe these positive charge distributions and their implications for elastic and inelastic scattering processes.

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Hydrogen wavefunctions transitioning between states with different quantum numbers 𝒏,𝒍,𝒎. -

Each transition shows a state α|𝒏𝒍𝒎⟩+β|𝒏'𝒍'𝒎'⟩, where α decreases and β increases. Dots represent the values of 𝒏𝒍𝒎, and the solid lines show possible allowed values.

This animation shows the spatial probability density of finding an electron in a hydrogen atom. The quantum numbers 𝒏,𝒍,𝒎 are the parameters which specify the state of the hydrogen atom: • 𝒏: total energy • 𝒍: total angular momentum • 𝒎: z-component of angular momentum