#subatomic

[wronghands1]

[theatheistgirl]

[Elon Musk: Whoever said "money can't buy happiness" really knew what they were talking about.

Larry the Cat: Does anyone sell subatomic sized violins?]

[sciencespectrum]

What is quantum physics and how does it work for beginners?

Quantum physics ⚛️ is the study of how the smallest parts of the universe behave. Unlike the world we see every day 🌍, where objects move in predictable ways, the quantum world is strange and full of surprises! Atoms, electrons, and photons don’t always obey the laws of classical physics.

A key idea is wave-particle duality 🌊⚡. Tiny particles like electrons can act like both particles and waves at the same time. This explains strange effects like interference patterns and diffraction. Another important concept is the quantization of energy 💥. Energy in atoms comes in fixed amounts, called quanta, which means electrons can jump between energy levels but cannot exist in between.

The uncertainty principle 🎯 tells us that we can’t measure everything perfectly. For example, we can’t know both the exact position and momentum of an electron at the same time. This makes the quantum world unpredictable and probabilistic, not certain.

Superposition 🔀 is another mind-boggling idea. A particle can exist in multiple states at the same time until we observe it 👁️. When measured, the particle "chooses" one state, which is called wave function collapse. Closely related is entanglement 🔗, where two particles can be linked so that changes to one instantly affect the other, no matter how far apart they are.

Quantum physics is more than just a theory - it powers modern technology 💡. Semiconductors, lasers, MRI machines and quantum computers all rely on quantum principles. Learning about it helps us understand the universe at its smallest scale and inspires new innovations for the future 🌌.

In short, quantum physics is mysterious, exciting and essential to modern science. Even beginners can enjoy exploring its strange, fascinating and mind-boggling world! ✨🔬

[7itch0zero]

[noosphe-re]

Classification of ground state mesons (left) and baryons (right) (from “Quarkmodel” in Review of Particle Physics2020) Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

[caroldanvers616]

Ant-Man (2015)

Ant-Man goes subatomic for @mcuchallenge "little" Prompt :)

[prozdvoices]

time for another BOARD GAME REVIEW, this time we have SUBATOMIC: AN ATOM BUILDING GAME sent to me by Genius Games, build atoms and your deck in order to construct atoms and research elements

[antvnger]

Okay but that’s assuming my mass and density were changed so I couldn’t keep my human strength and speed.

Pym Particles shift my mass into another dimension without reducing my density, so I can keep my human strength. That’s why my punches even while tiny still hurt and why I can still lift really big objects while tiny. My speed acts the same way.

So that 15 minute walk at normal size may take 25 years at a subatomic level if I wasn’t using my full speed to cross the distance. If I was walking and using little strength, yeah sure, that’d take ages. And that totally makes sense. @thek2b