The Standard Model of Particle Physics and Quantum Mechanics give us a plausible reason why particles are what they are while Einstein theories give a reasonable answer to the question regarding why they come together to form planets stars and how they move in relation to each other. For example both Einstein’s General Theory of … Read more
Quantum mechanics defines our observable environment only in terms of the probabilistic values associated with Schrödinger’s wave equation. However it is extremely difficult to define a set of statements which explains how those probabilities are physically connected to it even though it has held up to rigorous and thorough experimental testing. This may be the … Read more
Many of us would define nothing as being the absence of everything. One would think that some as simple as that would be easy to define. However history has shown that it is not the case. For example Parmenides argued that “nothing” cannot exist because to speak of a thing, one has to speak of … Read more
How does science especially physics help us to understand what we cannot see, or touch. There are some who believe the best way to advance it is to observe the environment and then extrapolate those observations to the unobservable. Isaac Newton used this approach to derive the law of gravity by making the assumption that … Read more
Quantum mechanics assumes that a particle is in a superposition of several states or positions based on the mathematical properties of Schrödinger’s wave equation before an observation is made. It also assumes that when it is observed it collapses resulting the particle it represents having a single or unique position. When the Copenhagen interpretation was … Read more