The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics — Season 1, Episode 3: Quantum Worlds Start With Waves and Particles
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 24 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
The widely accepted system of classical physics began to unravel in 1900 when Max Planck proposed an idea that later became known as the quantum. Elaborated by Einstein, this theory held that light waves behave like particles. Later work by Louis de Broglie held that particles sometimes behave like waves. Discover how both ideas were amply confirmed and became tenets of quantum mechanics.
About The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics
One universe is not enough. Learn about the Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics in this exciting course taught by a renowned expert, Sean Carroll.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Why Suppose There's More Than One World?
- E2The Classical Physics World That Never Was
- E4A Wave Function to Describe Particles
- E5Copenhagen Says the Wave Function Collapses
- E6Is the Wave Function Real?
- E7Uncertainty in Action With Spin and Qubits
- E8Quantum Entanglement and Action at a Distance
- E9Entanglement Leads to Many Worlds
- E10Decoherence Explains Branching Worlds
- E11How Entanglement Powers Quantum Computers
- E12Too Many Worlds! Five Objections Answered
- E13Testing the Many-Worlds Interpretation