RE: If sufficiently advanced techology is indistinguishable from magic...
May 13, 2013 at 2:50 pm
(May 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm)A_Nony_Mouse Wrote:(May 13, 2013 at 12:57 am)Texas Sailor Wrote: ...I like you any-mouse...But the last sentence confused me. Please give me the benefit of the doubt, as I have perhaps had 2 too many glasses of wine tonight! Nevertheless, I would enjoy it if you could expand on your thoughts. Quantum theory fascinates me!
Presuming you mean this last sentence.
Feynman diagrams explain particle interactions. To use them it has to be assumed some particles travel backwards in time. One can argue if this is reality or methodology but usually methods in quantum mechanics turn out to be reality.
This is as good a place as any to start
Simplified Quantum Physics Theory: A Non-Mathematical Introduction to The Physics of Wave-Particles
as it gives the real world implications such as
"Without quantization there could be no definite normal state. Any electronic configuration whatsoever would be possible, and the slightest disturbance could alter this configuration permanently. Atoms would have no stable and specific properties. There would be no well-defined organization of atoms into molecules or of molecules into large structures."
That is the kind of thing that is rarely said so simply.
But it does throw in a lot of god stuff which adds nothing to the discussion and on quick read of this ONE PAGE does not appear to hurt either. I am not advocating the entire website and I am definitely not associated with them in any way.
(May 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm)A_Nony_Mouse Wrote: What he is saying does not happen really does happen. The boy has no idea what he is talking about.
I was referring to this, but it probably would have been more helpful had I used the quote tags instead of being lazy. I haven't had time to look at your link, but it sounds as though it touches on the little understanding I have on quantum theory, that its a total mystery! I was reading about the double slit experiment, and the effects caused by the act of observing has on the results, and its mind boggling stuff. Quantum entanglement too is quite facinating and the possibilities seem endless should our technology incorporate it effectively. Its quite the intriguing universe we live in, isn't it?
