![]() ![]() In systems with a relatively large number of particles, objects behave in a way that’s consistent with classical (think Isaac Newton) rather than quantum mechanics. You can’t have an informed discussion about something like the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (which says you can’t know the exact position and velocity at the same time) if you’re baffled by the related equation ΔpΔx≥h/4π. So that’s the scale we’re talking about when quantum physics says that all particles have wave functions with associated probabilities and uncertainties, along with many other concepts that are pretty obscure for the average non- Stephen Hawking. The size ratio between one metre and the thickness of our galaxy is the same as the ratio between one metre and the size of a quark. To put that into perspective, 10 19 m is the average thickness of the milky way galaxy. Quarks have a size of less than 10 -19 m. ![]() This includes particles like quarks that make up subatomic particles. Quantum physics goes beyond that, doing a deep dive to what happens at the elementary particle level. You probably learned in high school that everything is made up of atoms, and their basic building blocks are protons, electrons, and neutrons. Plugging either of those two terms into Google Scholar, you will see that physicists are not talking about these things. Let’s start with the supposed “law of vibration” that is supposedly part of the “seven universal laws.” Putting the name “law of” in front of it doesn’t magically make something real. It annoys me to see science being coopted into pseudoscience, so this is my rant. This concept doesn’t stay in the metaphorical realm instead, it’s not uncommon to see quantum physics being used to justify these kinds of ideas. This is often in relation to the so-called law of attraction. I regularly read or hear someone talking about vibrational frequencies and how thoughts vibrate and all that jazz. ![]()
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