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Essay - The Complexity of Quantum Physics
Essay - The Complexity of Quantum Physics
Quantum physics is the most complex scientific theory ever devised. Physicist
Albert Einstein once said: "I understand nothing except the inexpressible
happiness that the understanding of these equations brought me." So it's fair
to wonder if anyone really fully understands the inner workings of the universe
around us. Although it sounds simple, the concept behind quantum mechanics
defies intuition. It is extremely difficult to convey how strange quantum states
could exist. Although physicists have not fully discovered everything yet, the
general principles behind this area of study are beginning to develop.
Quantum physics describes the smallest units of matter: atoms and subatomic
particles that cannot be broken down into smaller pieces. A single electron
weighs approximately 1,000 trillion tons, while the entire universe is estimated
to weigh about 10 sextillion tons (one quintillion million). Although we tend to
believe that classical Newtonian physics works perfectly, it fails miserably near
the Planck limit. Newton's law tells us that gravity affects objects with mass
differently than the object itself. This means that nothing moves unless
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