Colored Chocolate: Edible Diffraction Grating?
4 minutes read |Difficulty level: Easy| Would you like to eat a diffraction grating? Yes! Read right “an edible diffraction grating”, which is
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Physics
What is “Extra” about Extra Dimensions: Are You In or Out?
7 minutes read For ages, the mighty ‘night sky’ has been a prime centre of many theoretical developments in Cosmology, Astro-Particle Physics and Astronomy. ‘Black Holes’, ‘Gravitational waves’, ‘Supernovae’, ‘Cosmic rays’ are just tiny characters of this huge stage. It not only provides information of the ‘astronomical’ objects but also motivates to question the very existence of us. One such question is, “What is reality? Do we really live in a 3 spatial dimension universe?” If yes, then why and if not, then what are those ‘Extra Dimensions’? The understanding of extra dimensions can help us to look deeper into nature and demystify it in a better way.
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Why is your intuition about quantum spin incomplete?
4 minutes read The pioneers and innovators have one thing in common. They have a clear intuitive picture of fundamentals of the subjects. In contrary fashion, the construction of intuition is not possible for all subjects. One such concept is quantum spin and here I explained how most young students and engineers have a sketchy picture of it.
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Paradoxes: Aiding in scientific advancements
4 minutes read This article discusses various paradoxes found in science, for example, Liar paradox, Birthday paradox, Dichotomy paradox, Schrödinger’s cat, Maxwell’s demon, Olbers’ paradox, Wheeler paradox. It takes ideas from Big Bang to Black holes.
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Quantum Computers – A Promise for future?
4 minutes read |Difficulty level: Easy| “If nature is giving us that computational lemon, well, why not make it into a lemonade.” -Richard
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Why \( \vert \psi(x)\vert ^2\) is not the probability? The Born rule misconception!
4 minutes read |Difficulty level: Medium| If you think you don’t understand the Born rule in quantum physics you must read this article
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Unlimited Power: Dream or reality?
3 minutes read Production of energy from nuclear fusion is like creating a mini Sun on the surface of the earth. The problem is, to produce this mini Sun, a very high temperature is needed. And again, to contain this small Sun in a confined region, a very high magnetic field is required.
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Quantum, Biology and Photosynthesis ! What is Quantum Biology?
3 minutes read Quantum biology can help in understanding amazing things in nature. Magnetoreception is one of the best examples which helps birds migrate so precisely
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Quantum Zeno effect explained! The naughty kid! Must Read.
2 minutes read |Difficulty level: Easy| “Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed
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Is the famous uncertainty relation wrong? Here is how!
2 minutes read |Difficulty level: Medium| The most popular form of uncertainty relation which we study in our textbooks is described roughly as
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