(August 15, 2016 at 12:23 am)Maelstrom Wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum(August 15, 2016 at 12:17 am)Arkilogue Wrote: Because the word "quantum" is highly abused by psuedo-scientists and I was warned several times about salading. You are free to look up the definition of "quantum" and check for yourself.
And you are free to look it up, as well. I just did.
In physics, a quantum (plural: quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction. Behind this, one finds the fundamental notion that a physical property may be "quantized," referred to as "the hypothesis of quantization".[1] This means that the magnitude of the physical property can take on only certain discrete values.
For example, a photon is a single quantum of (visible) light as well as a single quantum of all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and can be referred to as a "light quantum". The energy of an electron bound to an atom is also quantized, and thus can only exist in certain discrete values. As a result, atoms are stable, and hence matter in general is stable.
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Consider me a satellite forever orbiting,
I knew the rules but the rules did not know me, guaranteed." - Eddie Vedder