Quantum physics is by far the most mysterious
branch of science to this day with potentially
the most expansive and groundbreaking implications
of all areas of research. How is it that one
branch of study alone inspires humanity to
philosophize about the inner workings of the
entire universe leading our musings all the
way down to the deep dark caverns of the subconscious
mind, the realms of mystery fractal out from
a single subatomic particle and make us question
everything we think we know about ourselves
and the very nature of reality with fascinating
developments in quantum research over the
last 20 years, this field is right for curious
minds to pioneer analytical conclusions and
data synthesis. Quantum physics carries deep
implications in all aspects of our lives and
the interest in this subject grows exponentially
in the last few years. As research continues
to advance, the picture comes into greater
focus as the pieces of the puzzle or synthesize.
This enables us to recognize and integrate
our own quantum reality. This video series
seeks to explore the bridge between quantum
physics and the science of consciousness,
catapulting our understanding of self and
the universe in which we live. To the next
level. Quantum physics just might be the very
glue that holds science and spirituality together.
this is science of the quantum universe.
Quantum physics quantum is a discrete quantity
of energy, proportional and magnitude to the
frequency of the radiation. It represents
physics is the exploration of the structure
of matter, energy and motion, and how the
fundamental parts of the universe interact.
In other words, the science of how the universe
works. On one hand, classical physics studies
matter or any substance that has mass and
volume and takes up space. These objects are
made up of atoms which are comprised of subatomic
particles. On the other hand, quantum physics
studies a deeper level of reality, including
massless particles such as light and sound.
The next question becomes, what is quantum
theory? Quantum theory is the scientific theory
of the nature and behavior of matter and energy
on the atomic and subatomic level. So in a
normal sense, matter exists in the phases,
solid liquid gas or plasma, and the atomic
makeup looks like protons and neutrons floating
in a cloud around a nucleus.
But when we get down to the subatomic level,
the black and white conclusions begin to blur
into a very mysterious shade of gray, but
I'll give it to you straight. This is what
we seem to know at this moment in time. The
four major components of quantum mechanics
are number one, the quantification of some
physical properties. Number two, quantum entanglement,
which means that regardless of distance, the
state of paired particles are perfectly correlated.
Number three, the uncertainty principle, which
means that it's impossible to measure the
position and velocity of an object simultaneously.
Number four, wave particle duality, which
means that these quantized components of energy
sometimes function as a particle and at other
times function as a wave. Okay, so we've laid
the foundation of quantum theory. Let's dive
deeper now into the basic nature of quantum
mechanics and a super important factor that
comes in when we assess the bridge between
the science of quantum theory and the science
of consciousness. It all begins with one question.
What is light?
Light is electromagnetic radiation across
a spectrum of frequencies. Each frequency
has a respect of wavelength and photon energy
associated to it. There are many different
wavelengths of light spanning from gamma rays
through x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light,
infrared and microwaves to radio waves. Light
is measured by wavelength or frequency. Wavelength
is the distance a Light Wave travels between
two successive peaks or troughs measured in
nanometers. The frequency is the number of
waves. The light passes a given point per
second measured in Hertz. The higher the frequency,
the shorter the wavelength, and the lower
the frequency, the longer the wavelength.
For example, gamma rays are high frequency
with a short wavelength, and radio waves are
low frequency with a long wavelength. The
visible light spectrum is perceived by the
humanized different colors. Violet is high
frequency with a short wavelength, and red
light is low frequency with a long wavelength.
A photon is the Quanta or smallest form of
measurement of light history of quantum physics.
So now let's go back in time and watch how
this story develops so that we can understand
one particular central concept in quantum
theory that seems to impose extremely mysterious
ramifications on our understanding of consciousness.
Let's go back to 1670 when sir Isaac Newton,
physicist and astronomer investigated optics
developing theories about light and color.
Newton's argument was that light is composed
of particles refracted by acceleration into
a denser medium. Newton had a deep interest
in hermetic principles, which stemmed back
to ancient Egyptian teachings about particle
attraction and repulsion. He believed that
a force named the ether was responsible for
the transmission of forces between particles.
His research of optics was inextricable from
his for and obsession with the art of alchemy.
During the same time, Christiaan Huygens,
a Dutch physicist and inventor was busy discovering
the very first moon of Saturn Titan among
other awesome things like inventing the pendulum
clock in 1656 and speculating about the existence
of extraterrestrial life on planets in our
solar system research, which would end up
being published after his death in 1698. So
back in 1678 soon after Newton had developed
his political theory of light Christiaan Huygens
theorize that light was a longitudinal wave
transmitted through an omnipresent ether.
In his view, the nature of light was like
that of sound, which moved in waves. It wasn't
until 1773 with the birth of Thomas Young
that the debate about light being a wave or
particle would be taken to the next mysterious
level, perplexing even the greatest minds
from that point forward. Thomas Young made
significant contributions in the field of
Egyptology decoding six crucial ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphics symbols, unlocking the ability
for scholars to decrypt the entire language
before turning his attention to optics in
1803 wherein, he established the wave theory
of light. How did he do this? By conducting
what became known as the double slit experiment,
he took three sheets of cardboard and space
them out upright with space in between and
then placed a light at the end. He covered
the light with a green lampshade, which prevented
any color other than green from passing through.
This ensured that only one frequency of light
in this case screen could be transmitted through
the slits in the cardboard. He thought that
by blocking all other frequencies of light,
that it would prevent the different colors
of light from refracting off of each other
and creating an interference pattern that
you would see with waves forced through the
two slits in the cardboard. He found that
the light appeared on the back piece of cardboard
as a wave, indicating that there was indeed
interference of the waves which showed up
as an interference pattern at the light had
functioned as a particle. You would have seen
two distinct columns of light on the far wall
of the cardboard indicating that the particles
of light passed through the slits and landed
on the cardboard with no interference.
It seemed as though the results agreed with
Huygens theory that light actually functioned
as a wave. Everything was falling into place
so nicely. Well, that is until JJ Thomson
came on the scene. 50 years later, the physicist
J J Thomson was born in 1856 and eventually
went on to discover the first subatomic particle,
the electron. He figured out how to isolate
a single photon and then performed Thomas
Young's double slit experiment, but this time
observing the path that the photons took through
each slit, he found that even though the photons
seemed to randomly pass through the left or
right slits, the overall calculation found
that 50% of the time the photons pass through
the left and 50% through the right after the
experiment, Thompson found that the pattern
that the light made on the back wall demonstrated
that the light was functioning as a particle
instead of the interference pattern he expected
to see there were two columns of light indicating
that the light was functioning as a particle.
This is where things get weird when Thomson
sees to observe the experiment, the light
functioned as a wave and exhibited the interference
pattern on the screen. This demonstrated that
on a quantum level, human observations seem
to have an effect on the way that light behaved.
When we observe the light, it functions as
a particle, but without detection the light
goes on functioning as a wave. This paradox
of nature is called wave particle duality.
This event of observation is called wave function
collapse, where the wave of light transforms
and it's absorbed as a photon, collapsing
the wave into a single location, a point in
space and time. Here the photon arrives, and
this is just peeling away the first layer
of mystery into the unknown world of quantum
reality. What is it about our consciousness
that when interfacing with light collapses
the wave into a particle?
What is it about the mechanism of the human
body that evoked such a baffling result? Thomas
Young, the man who threw a wrench in the machine
of what we thought we knew about how the world
works said in 1807 the nature of light is
a subject of no material importance to the
concerns of life or to the practice of the
arts, but it is in many other respects. Extremely
interesting, but little did Thomas Young know
how that would change when JJ Thomson would
come into the quantum physics picture later
and prove that the nature of light was far
stranger than initially expected? Could young
have been wrong in the end? Could the nature
of light actually be a subject of great material,
importance to life and the arts, not merely
a distraction fancy, but instead a key into
the depths of our own immortal nature. Could
the discoveries of quantum theory have dynamic
spiritual implications on us as human beings
in this world? How might our conscious awareness
be embedded within the laws of the quantum
universe? Like sir Isaac Newton once said
to myself, I am only a child playing on the
beach while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered
before me. Stay tuned for the next installment.
All around us are pieces of the gigantic cosmic
puzzle. Let's attune to its frequency.
this is science of the quantum universe.
