Quantum Theory with NASA, Part 2: Quantum Physics Concepts & History

Inertia and density

Speed and velocity

Position and momentum

GPA and SAT scores

True, but only for protons and antiprotons.

True, as long as it's a Tuesday or Thursday.

False. Particles are a theoretical construct and cannot be measured.

False. We can only determine a particle's most probable position.

The universe is continuously expanding

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell

Light is emitted in quanta (discrete/distinct packets) called photons

DNA has a helical molecular structure

Hydrogen is made up of dozens of particles

Hydrogen is intrinsically quantum-infused

Hydrogen is a simple system with a single electron and a single proton

Hydrogen is one of the heaviest atoms known

They can travel faster than the speed of light

Measurements on one can be inferred from the other, regardless of distance

The particles are superfluid in complex condensates

It's difficult to pull them apart

Objects moving closer to the speed of light experience physics differently

Strong gravitational fields change space and time around them

Light itself consists of localized particles (quanta)

Entanglement applies to particles separated even by large distances

the Diogenes model of gallian emission ("Behold, a laser!")

classical physics' assertion that radiated cavity energy could be infinite

Planck's modified spectral distribution functions

Newton's definition of light as strictly particle-based ("corpuscular")

The de Broglie energy would shatter the 4th wall.

He couldn't see; visible light's wavelength would be larger than his body.

Marvel's Antman fully fits the Standard Model.

Flipping one switch flips all the others, regardless of their state.

Only one switch can be 'on' at any instant in time.

Every switch can achieve pure superposition, independent of the others.

Each switch is electrically and magnetically charged.

both particle- and wave-like behavior

wave-like behavior, because metallic bonds are covalent

particle-like behavior; electrons are ejected by absorbed photon energy

the Snell frequency, because photons diffract through matter