Tag: quantum measurement

• Quantum mechanics: a polarizing topic

  Culturally, we have an odd relationship with quantum mechanics. Writers of popular accounts often like to emphasize the strangeness of quantum physics, talking about Schrödinger’s cat, entanglement, and the like. However, nearly every aspect of modern technology involves quantum physics on some level: computers (which are present in most cars to run the fuel injection…

  Matthew R. Francis

  January 23, 2014

  Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields, Technical!

  light, Math Concepts, polarization, quantum measurement, Quantum Mechanics