An awe-inspiring journey from relativity to the Higgs field, showing how the universe creates everything from what seems like nothing at all.
In my last post, I looked at how 1920’s quantum physics (“Quantum Mechanics”, or QM) conceives of a particle with definite momentum and completely uncertain position. I also began the process of exploring how Quantum Field Theory (QFT) views the same object. I’m going to assume you’ve read that post, though I’ll quickly review some […]
ON 02/25/2025
Why do I find the word particle so problematic that I keep harping on it, to the point that some may reasonably view me as obsessed with the issue? It has to do with the profound difference between the way an electron is viewed in 1920s quantum physics (“Quantum Mechanics”, or QM for short) as […]
ON 02/24/2025
