http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Oq9nc87QY
follow the link,
grasp its meaning,
understands its implications,
and open you eyes to the truth that we are blind to the real world,
a world not built of particles, but waves....
2007-02-16 14:49:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
for anyone who doesn't get it, let me break it down for you...
the world that you are in, that you are experiencing (all that you sense) is only there for the simple fact that you are experiencing it....you are experiencing a world built of particles. that's you say a world built on solid objects. the alternate world that exists is built up of waves.
if we could some how turn off all our senses then we could experience this alternate world...
now consider this...when are our senses turned off...when your asleep!
2007-02-16 15:14:40 · update #1
Hehe... Schrödinger's Cat, anyone? :)
That particles appear to take BOTH paths on the quantum level from a mathematical perspective, and that this phenomenon disappears when an attempt is made to measure it, is widely discussed. This is part of the reason that QM is so messy when viewed from the perspective of classical physics. It does not fit with our normal understanding of how the universe operates, though neither does special relativity, and that's been evidenced too. What the implications of this phenomenon actually are, is highly debatable, as are the explanations of what is actually happening in the first place. But how this relates to "why" we are here has very little if anything to do with physics.
While Wikipedia shouldn't be used as a source for this sort of discussion, in this case it's a good jumping off point to help you find additional research on the subject, which may be of interest to you. The relevant article is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment
*edit in response to another answer*
Manifestation is not the same as measurement (observation). Some particles and their activity that manifest themselves independent of measurement behave differently when they are measured.
2007-02-16 16:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by DavidGC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it isn't an alternate world it is this world. your senses are designed to veiw what you see.anyway if you turn off your senses you don't see hear or feel anything.
before you start getting excited you should study the subject more thouroughly. the act of observing affects the thing being observed. that is why you can never find out the exact spin and movement of an electron at the same time because studying one changes the other. it is a very complex world.
2007-02-23 23:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by ui6fu6yujt c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The personalization of the concept of observed leads to an misunderstanding of the role we play. A quantum effect is "observed" when it is manifested in the macroscopic (observable) world whether we see it or not.
2007-02-17 06:26:35 · answer #3 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What the heck? I sat through that entire sequence so they could tell me that "the electron was aware it was being watched"? That's ridiculous and it has nothing to do with quantum mechanics. I don't know enough about QM to do a decent rebuttal, but I know it doesn't say THAT.
2007-02-16 23:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I can't stand the professor's overanimated behavior.
2007-02-16 23:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by a link to the past 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was great! It told so much in so little time.
2007-02-16 23:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not a physics question. It belongs to spirituality category. Try again.
2007-02-16 23:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by FILO 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
thats kina stupid but it makes a good point
2007-02-16 23:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is really cool!
Everything is relative.
2007-02-16 23:03:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That movie is really good!
2007-02-16 22:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋