Counterintuitive and almost paradoxical, quantum mechanics is the theory that perhaps more than any other has overturned our way of seeing reality. Five in-depth online meetings aim to help us discover and understand it, through a cycle entitled ‘How much do you know?’: organized by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics, scheduled on its YouTube channel. It is open to students, but above all to all interested people.
During the live broadcasts, the mysteries of quantum mechanics will be explored, the fascinating scientific path that led to its theorization and the cultural revolution it started. Furthermore, there will also be connections with the Muse of Trento, thanks to which it will be possible to experience some interactive installations of the exhibition ‘Quanto. The revolution in one leap’.
The first meeting, entitled ‘How quantum is the cosmos?’, is with Massimo Pietroni of the University of Parma, who will talk about how quantum mechanics is not relegated to the microscopic world. The second event ‘Where does light originate?’ will be held on 4 March, which will delve into the crisis of classical physics and the birth of quantum mechanics together with Martina Gerbino, researcher at the Infn of Ferrara.
We will talk about the foundations of the theory with Anna Ceresole, researcher at the Infn of Turin, in the live broadcast ‘Wave or particle?’ of March 11th. Paola Verrucchi, researcher at the Institute of Complex Systems of the National Research Council, will talk about the meaning of the new theory but also of physics itself during the meeting on 18 March ‘Where is reality?’. Finally, the cycle will close on March 28 with Valter Bonvicini, researcher at the Infn of Trieste, who will address the profound implications of quantum mechanics in current and future society.
How quantum is the cosmos?
Quantum mechanics represents a profound revolution for science, which has allowed us to look at nature, the universe and reality itself in a new light, and to build extraordinary instruments with which to discover more and more and get almost as close as possible to the Big Bang , when the dimensions of the universe were far smaller than those of an atom and the distinction between macroscopic and microscopic had no reason to exist. Precisely in those first moments quantum mechanics was the protagonist and, even if it seems strange, it is still today the primary driver of phenomena on which our very existence depends, such as the reactions that make stars shine.
With Massimo Pietroni, from the University of Parma and INFN associate, we will discover in which cosmic phenomena quantum mechanics comes into play and what are the mysteries that we still need to investigate to fully understand the reality in which we live.
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