Tag Archives: quantum physics

What does it mean to interpret quantum physics?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by VM

The United Nations has designated 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Many physics magazines and journals have taken the opportunity to publish more articles on quantum physics than they usually do, and that has meant quantum physics … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm, Science | Tagged Bohmian mechanics, classical physics, Copenhagen interpretation, hidden variables, many-worlds interpretation, Nirmalya Kajuri, nonlocality, QBism, quantum computing, quantum cosmology, quantum entanglement, quantum physics, quantum superposition, wavefunction | Leave a comment

Quantum clock breaks entropy barrier

Posted on July 12, 2025 by VM

In physics, the second law of thermodynamics says that a closed system tends to become more disordered over time. This disorder is captured in an entity called entropy. Many devices, especially clocks, are affected by this law because they need … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged coherent transport, dissipative transport, entropy, Hamiltonian, precision, quantum clock, quantum physics, second law of thermodynamics, spin chain, thermodynamic bias, thermodynamics, time reversal symmetry | Comments Off

Notes on covering QM

Posted on January 19, 2023 by VM

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged mathematical physics, pedagogy, quantum physics, science communication | Comments Off

Why scientists should read more

Posted on August 29, 2020 by VM

The amount of communicative effort to describe the fact of a ball being thrown is vanishingly low. It’s as simple as saying, “X threw the ball.” It takes a bit more effort to describe how an internal combustion engine works … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged active voice, Casimir effect, communication, complexity, English as second language, ESL, first language, grammar, Learning, mainstream media, meaning making, passive voice, physics, quantum physics, reading, science communication, science journalism, scientific knowledge, teaching, wisdom | Leave a comment

A universe out of sight

Posted on June 4, 2016 by VM

We’ve been able to find that the universe is expanding faster than we thought. The LHC has produced the most data on one day. Good news, right? Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accelerating expansion of our universe, asymptotic freedom, comoving distance, cosmological scale factor, cosmology, coupling constants, general theory of relativity, gravitational waves, Hubble constant, integrated luminosity, Large Hadron Collider, observable universe, quantum physics, redshift, stochasticity, type Ia supernovae | Leave a comment

Thinking quantum

Posted on August 23, 2012 by VM

In quantum physics, every metric is conceived as a vector. But that’s where its relation with classical physics ends, makes teaching a pain. Teaching classical mechanics is easy because we engage with it every day in many ways. Enough successful … Continue reading →

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