Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel

One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad Orzel recounts the string of scientists who built on each other’s discoveries to arrive at this ‘central mystery’ of quantum mechanics.

Lesson by Chad Orzel, animation by Joana Bartolomeu.

[jasonfireshield]

Louis de Broglie: *takes a hit from joint* Wh.. what if electrons... were like particles but WAVES!

[mohammedbinalimaqqavi]

This 5 minutes video summarizes one whole chapter i studied in class11

[Abdelrhman_Hamdi]

والله انا جاي من كتاب مستر محمود مجدي مكنتش اعرف ان الحوار كبير كد

[slipyduck]

Came to feel smarter. Left feeling dumber.

[uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

The double slit experiment always messed with my head a long time ago

[prwexler]

It's funny how one hundred years since the particle-wave explanation of light and matter was developed, we still don't understand its underlying principles.

[TroubledEar]

Great! Now i have to clean up my wall because my brain just exploded.

[a.a.]

I want those people behind that video as my teachers!

[_taetae_kim]

Keep up the good work! Without this channel, I'm probably crying my eyes out trying to understand it! You guys helped me understand things A LOT. thank you so much 💞

[fatmaahmed]

احلى فيزيكس مع م.محمود مجدي ❤
دفعة 2024

[Pendoza]

Chad makes is soo clear! Give that man a raise!

[Janonimo]

I feel smarter AND dumber at the same time, that’s quantum learning I guess...



... or not.

[amardeepsingh]

Planck was never really happy with this but Einstein picked it up and ran with it.. 😂😂😂

[LEGOGamesYT]

2:51 NOTE: when representing orbits from the elements in the Periodic Table, a modified representation of Bohr's Atom Representation is still used even until today!

[Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

One way to think of wave particle duality of light and matter in the form of electrons is that it is forming a blank canvas for us (atoms) to interact with; we have waves over a period of time and particles as an uncertain future unfolds. The mathematics of quantum mechanics represents the physics of time with classical physics represents processes over a ‘period of time’ as in Newton's differential equations.
In this theory the mathematics of quantum mechanics represents geometry, the Planck Constant ħ=h/2π is linked to 2π circular geometry representing a two dimensional aspect of 4π spherical three-dimensional geometry. We have to square the wave function Ψ² representing the radius being squared r² because the process is relative to the two-dimensional spherical 4π surface. We then see 4π in Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle ∆×∆pᵪ≥h/4π representing our probabilistic temporal three dimensions life. The charge of the electron e² and the speed of light c² are both squared for the same geometrical reason. We have this concept because the electromagnetic force forms a continuous exchange of energy forming what we experience as time. The spontaneous absorption and emission of light photon ∆E=hf energy is forming potential photon energy into the kinetic energy of electrons. Kinetic Eₖ=½mv² energy is the energy of what is actually happening. An uncertain probabilistic future is continuously coming into existence with the exchange of photon energy.

[nicolasazevedo]

Dude this particle duality explanation is the best. Btw can you make a video explaining subatomic particles? And do subatomic particle correlate with dark matter?

[dougjensen]

Feynman did not believe in particle wave dualism, he thought light was made of particles.  He did not have an explanation for the double slit experiment, and that was his mystery.  In the Auckland lecture on photons, he mocked the idea that a particle could suddenly decide to turn into a wave (the standard Copenhagen interpretation).

[punchek]

Is it perfectly logical and natural only for me? I never really understood how you could have waves without particles, so for me this is actually much easier to accept. And I wonder if I actually understand this a bit or if I don't understand it at all, so it seems simple :P

[sushantrauthan]

scientists are the real life superheroes that we dont deserved but we needed.

[ChrisAnja]

i've watched various TED ED video, and it's good for my understanding. But for this one, i need to learn again to understand it.