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Hi, I'm interested in watching a documentary which goes into the proofs and demonstrations of quantum stuff, light, electrowaves, that kinda interesting stuff. I'm not really interested in crap about 11 dimensions or multiverses...just the actual practical demonstratable stuff.
I know there are many ways to demonstrate quantum shit...like showing that light is both a wave and a particle...or how one object can be affected by another even though they have no connecting forces...like I have a book on this but its a bit confusing lolol.
So do you personally know of any GOOD documentary that I could watch with a friend in limited time that goes into this?
I tried watching The Elegant Universe but it gave me a brain haemorrrrrhage
edit: i done a search and came up with a topic but i forgot to read it before posting lol
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This is probably good stuff, as I can youtube/googlevid for it when the time comes, thanks
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I found books and research papers to be the most interesting and have been working in the field about the past 3-4 years. The theories you are referring to are wave-particle duality and quantum superposition. I haven't seen any good documentary on quantum mechanics, but there are plenty of good books and research papers you could read. The big thing now seems to be graphene due to special properties such as zero effective mass for electrons.
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I will do stuff like youtube for "graphene" and "wave particle duality".
Book is no good for an hour with a friend, but keywords are good 
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I can't think of good documentaries but I highly suggest Feynman's lecture series.
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Feynman's Lectures on Physics (it is a 3-volume set usually) is a VERY good introduction / reference manual for all things Physics. Volume 3 is where he starts on the quantum world, Volume 1 is on general mechanics, and Volume 2 is focused on electromagnetism.
Another decent book to read up on things is Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. Griffiths. It is not a very advanced book, but helps nail down the concepts mathematically. A more advanced book is a 2-Volume set called Quantum Mechanics by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
There are a lot of other books out there, and if you're interested I will dig through my archives and give you some more references to look at. Quantum mechanics is a very fun and interesting thing to delve into, but the math will make your head spin at times, and the concepts seem to not make sense until you become accustomed to them.
Edit: I recommend reading more than videos, but I will look for some videos later if need be. Having physical books to look at whenever is usually more satisfying.
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I'm currently reading a really good magazine (120pages) about the future of Quatum computer and it's really good. It give really clear definition and example by actually researcher around the world. it also give reference to other article / book if you want to find more about a particular subject. When I get back home, I'll let you know the name of the magazine.
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on the MIT website there are a lot of video lectures on this subject.
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On November 16 2010 04:23 Ssin wrote:
Feynman's Lectures on Physics (it is a 3-volume set usually) is a VERY good introduction / reference manual for all things Physics. Volume 3 is where he starts on the quantum world, Volume 1 is on general mechanics, and Volume 2 is focused on electromagnetism.
Another decent book to read up on things is Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. Griffiths. It is not a very advanced book, but helps nail down the concepts mathematically. A more advanced book is a 2-Volume set called Quantum Mechanics by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
There are a lot of other books out there, and if you're interested I will dig through my archives and give you some more references to look at. Quantum mechanics is a very fun and interesting thing to delve into, but the math will make your head spin at times, and the concepts seem to not make sense until you become accustomed to them.
Edit: I recommend reading more than videos, but I will look for some videos later if need be. Having physical books to look at whenever is usually more satisfying.
Would not recommend Griffiths for the average lay-person; it's more an undergraduate text than a book for casual audiences.
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On November 16 2010 05:00 d3_crescentia wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2010 04:23 Ssin wrote:
Feynman's Lectures on Physics (it is a 3-volume set usually) is a VERY good introduction / reference manual for all things Physics. Volume 3 is where he starts on the quantum world, Volume 1 is on general mechanics, and Volume 2 is focused on electromagnetism.
Another decent book to read up on things is Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. Griffiths. It is not a very advanced book, but helps nail down the concepts mathematically. A more advanced book is a 2-Volume set called Quantum Mechanics by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
There are a lot of other books out there, and if you're interested I will dig through my archives and give you some more references to look at. Quantum mechanics is a very fun and interesting thing to delve into, but the math will make your head spin at times, and the concepts seem to not make sense until you become accustomed to them.
Edit: I recommend reading more than videos, but I will look for some videos later if need be. Having physical books to look at whenever is usually more satisfying. Would not recommend Griffiths for the average lay-person; it's more an undergraduate text than a book for casual audiences.
I agree. Cohen-Tannoudji is even more high level, more like graduate school level.
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