Carl J. Pratt > Quotes

“What is quantum physics?”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“such as a photon or electron, with perfect accuracy”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“confined it, Heisenberg would argue, is that its momentum became almost completely indeterminate.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“(so an observer becomes part of the system).”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“how particles work and interact with each other.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“This science has revealed a whole new aspect of reality, one not directly observable with the human eye”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“light slows down upon entering a denser medium”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Don’t worry if you have no physics background because I wrote the book for everybody curious about the quantum universe,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“If you are not interested in the mathematical proof, you can skip those parts,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“In quantum mechanics, the properties of an object are represented by mathematical objects called wave functions.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The term suggests that quantum physics studies the material at the most minimal scale”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“realize that gravity exists, we must work at a different level; it takes the mass of planets or stars to see this force in action. In this chapter, I want to discuss the nature of this force in the quantum realm.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“A classical object has a definite mass. However, electrons have a variable and not a well-defined mass.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“many believe Schrödinger's equation to be the cut-off between classical and quantum physics.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Quantum physics”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“understand how particles work and interact with each other.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“A classical object has a definite velocity. However, electrons do not have a well-defined velocity;”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“specifically describes the behavior of infinitely small objects working with distances at times shorter than the diameter of an atom.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“the book should still give you a historical point of view of the events that happened in the world of quantum physics.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Quantum physicists try to make the best of both wave and particle worlds by describing electrons as wave packets.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“collected the most significant achievements that helped quantum physics grow in this book.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The uncertainty principle implies that even if you know all the components of a particle's wave function,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Even if we are not physicists and we have zero interaction with whatever is mathematical or scientific,”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Quantum physics is a branch of physics that deals with physical phenomena at microscopic scales.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“Particles are categorized into matter particles (fermions) and force carrier particles (gauge bosons).”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The speed of light in a vacuum is the same for all observers, regardless of the motion of the light source or observer.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“mathematics has no objections, and physics has no space for doubts.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“The position and momentum of an object are not determined until it is observed”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“it has the potential to explain how everything works, from atoms to black holes.”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles

“you’ve heard about quantum physics, and you want to understand better what it is, right?”
― Carl J. Pratt, Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles