(January 30, 2013 at 7:48 pm)Euler Wrote:
This never fails to amaze me. A ring of iron atoms on a plane of copper. Taken with a scanning tunnelling microscope.
You can almost see the wave/particle duality going on, which to me is the most remarkable thing about it.
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This is a truly remarkable image.
I know you said 'almost see' but sadly, you can't see wave/particle duality, this is beyond even STMs, also we know that if you attempt to observe a quantum wave the wave function collapses. They are unobservable.
What you are seeing is a topographical representation of the surface of the material, and it's stunning.
MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
