What did you say about quantum physics? It is NOT about atoms??
Ok, I have a fairly good education, and we've never really had any
quantum physics in specific, but I have learned what it's about superficially...
And now I'm looking at literature etc to make a point:
"..Quantum physics tries to explain the behavior of even smaller
particles. These particles are things like electrons, protons, and
neutrons. Quantum physics even describes the particles which
make these particles"
-Like I said the 1th time. SO you could go up to that level as well.
About Hawking - I am actually reading one of his books right now
. And yes, one could write about that, but for black holes etc,
quantum physics is _used_ in the description and trying to
explain the behaviour of these. Often are stuff like lightenergy,
dimensions and lots of weird stuff discussed as quantum physics it seems.
And here's another approach that really doesn't mention atoms and such as much
Quantum physics is a branch of physics that deals with discrete,
indivisible units of energy called quanta as described by the
Quantum
Theory. There are five main ideas represented in Quantum Theory:
1. Energy is not continuous, but comes in small but discrete units.
2. The elementary particles behave both like particles and like waves.
3. The movement of these particles is inherently random.
4. It is physically impossible to know both the position and the
momentum of a particle at the same time. The more precisely one
is known, the less precise the measurement of the other is.
5. The atomic world is nothing like the world we live in.
(still talking about ATOMICS )
While at a glance this may seem like just another strange theory,
it contains many clues as to the fundamental nature of the
universe. It may be more important then even relativity in the
grand scheme of things. Furthermore, it describes the nature of
the universe as being much different then the world we see.
As Niels Bohr said, "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum
theory has not understood it."
Ok - back to the lyrics. Of course, I am being a bit provoking
about it, and there's so much to talk about. But like I said in my
1th post. Things must be made comprehensive for the normal person.
But the way you put it up in your first post was still a bit strange.
Looking beyond micro and macrocosmos etc would be to weird,
as it is even for educated ppl. And we still know too little about
such things to keep it as facts. It would easily become science fiction.
But I'm sure a combination of things and some clever writing would make it goody.
