QUANTUM MECHANICS

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   Dhruva S. Banavara

I know that, today we uncover one of the hardest subtopic of Quantum Physics, a.k.a. Quantum Mechanics.

First, the basics, Quantum Mechanics basically is all about that part of Science, which deals with the behavior of matter and light in atomic and sub-atomic scales.

It is a cornerstone for many subjects of Quantum physics, including quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, etc.


Quantum Mechanics in detail

It is sort of a mathematical machine for predicting the behaviors of those microscopic particles. Or , the measuring instruments that are used to explore those behaviors.

Minimally interpreted, the theory describes a set of facts about the way the macroscopic world is impinged by the microscopic one , how it affects our measuring instruments, described in everyday language or the language of classical mechanics.

It is an important tool to understand at the theoretical level of the electronic structure of chemical compounds and the mechanism, thermodynamic, and kinetics of chemical reactions.

It permits a rationalization of the classically unexplainable observations.


Importance of Quantum Mechanics

Since we cannot see /observe sub-atomic particles, we only see how they behave when we throw light or particles at them.

-It allows the calculation of probabilities of probabilities for how physical systems can behave. Predictions of Quantum Mechanics have been verified experimentally to an extremely high degree of accuracy.

-Quantum mechanics has explained the structure of the atom and the structure of the nucleus. Without the knowledge of this, most of the parts of physics and chemistry which we know today wouldn’t have been possible.

-Quantum Mechanics also explains radioactivity .And also predicted the existence of antimatter.

 

It’s uses and Applications

-It will likely form the basis for the next information Revolution i.e. Quantum Computing, if this takes off, it may make traditional computers look like an etch-a-sketch.

-Its application allowed us to develop Photo Voltaic cells.

-It played an important role in the development of the transistor. This led to the integrated circuit which caused giant leaps in the evolution of computers.

-LEDs were invented using the principles of quantum mechanics.

-Principles of Quantum Mechanics have played a key role in the development of Ultra-Precise Clocks. These clocks can be accurate for time measure for upto 5 billion years!

-This could be used for developing sustainable and uncrackable codes. In the future, this could be next big thing for our privacy. 

That being said, we conclude by telling that concepts of Quantum Mechanics will have a bigger role in our future. This has a lot of potential for making our civilization better.


And as always, thanks for reading ☺



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