Schrodinger's Cat and Apples — How to Understand Quantum Physics
Do you know why cats like to sit in boxes so much? It's all because of Schrodinger — thanks to him they believed that they really have nine lives and the ability to move between universes into the bargain (and hide from annoying owners, of course).
In this article we'll tell you why it's impossible to be in two different countries at the same time, why cloning was banned, and how ordinary light from a lamp could change the world overnight.
Do you want to be the next Einstein and finally solve the mystery of the butter sandwich? Then this longread is just right for you and for those who:
- Love physics, but don't want to delve into complex mathematical schemes and formulas;
- Really want to understand how our world works and look at it through the eyes of its smallest particles, quanta.
Maybe we kept as a secret what will be in the article in some other universe. But in this one we definitely decided to talk about our program:
- We'll move into the past (and the future) and see where quantum physics began;
- We'll argue with Newton and his laws and play quantum football;
- We'll learn why cloning Dolly the sheep isn't really cloning and whether there is a world where you're a famous astronaut;
So head over to the article in any reality, wherever you are, and study physics with us!
The longread's author is Alexey Fedorov, head of the research group Quantum Information Technologies at the Russian Quantum Center and co-founder of the post-quantum cryptography and quantum computing projects QApp and QBoard.
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