4 days ago
The centenary of quantum mechanics
It seemed such a challenge to commonsense that Einstein claimed it was preposterous. How can something be in two states at once: a cat both dead and alive? How can an object be affected by its twin over galactic distances although there is no direct contact between them? How are particles altered just by being examined, changing their nature when observed? Quantum physics, the science of the very small, may defy logic, but it works. Modern technology, such as the next generation of computers, depend upon it. Also, quantum science proposes that this is not the only universe – there may be millions more. Shelby Traynor traces the birth and irresistible growth of the quantum revolution.
Einstein, Bohr and the origins of entanglement – Cosmos October 2017
Guests
Robyn Arianrhod
Mathematician and affiliate of Monash University
Melbourne
Eric Cavalcanti
Associate Professor in theoretical physicist
Griffith University
Brisbane
Producer and Presenter
Shelby Traynor
