A few bits about Quantum Theory Part 2From MicaA few bits about Quantum Theory Part 2 A talk by Paul Doherty, Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium (museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco). SummaryPart 2: The 20th Century We'll look at the Bohr atom, continue to wave functions, look at electrons as waves, revisit the two slit experiment, sample quantum coherence, and pet Schrodinger's cat. MediaBonusAt the start of the talk, Paul mentioned that MICA's director, George Djorgovski, had been quoted in an article on MSNBC. Here's that article: Astronomers spot rare triple quasar "Quasars are extremely rare objects. To find two of them so close together is very unlikely if they were randomly distributed in space," said study leader George Djorgovski, an astronomer at Caltech. "To find three is unprecedented." |