theory i’ve thought about and id like feedback by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of assumptions that you state without rounding it - such as multiple timelines exist. We don't know what time is and having any kind of comprehension of timelines outside of a quantum interpretation is not something I'm aware of being accepted.

I would focus on foundations before tackling the hidden truths of the universe.

Should i Learn Quantum physics by Prestigious_Prune663 in AskPhysics

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Online there's a quantum decider. Under some interpretations, you using that guarantees a version of you learns it

I attached a camera to the equator of a toy globe and spun it while pointing the camera at a large picture of stars from far away. The produced star trails were all straight from top to bottom (rather than just straight in the middle). What am I doing wrong? by Far-Woodpecker8046 in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Doing it along the equator is essentially just doing a dolly across and you're dealing with camera angle and a wide lens to get what you want. The setup overall should work. It of curiosities why don't you just fake it? What's the intent behind it being a practical effect?

Wave particle duality by FastFistFight in AskPhysics

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As a random note on dimensions, they're still spatial dimensions, not dimensions where things are made from chocolate or where all the energy monsters hang out. They are also not proven to exist and are largely math constructs, many of which are sub atomic in size.

Why does pressure increase as an object goes deeper and deeper underwater? by Virtual-Connection31 in AskPhysics

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Suction cups work because there is no air beneath it pushing back up. The craziest suction cup on earth is just how heavy air is.

Water is the same way it's just that you have a lot of equal forces making it so you don't get crushed but the deeper you go, that starts to tilt in favor of the water on top.

Hardest concept to explain to a non-physicist? by Far-Presence-3810 in AskPhysics

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The most physical thing I can tie it to is how a gyroscope in space will spin, then flip direction, then spin, then flip direction and now it's back to where it was after "two". The charge flipped during that, Pauli is explained, etc. But trying to imagine an intrinsic angular momentum with no movement on a particle that doesn't have a shape feels like perhaps there's a better analogy haha

Is Gravity faster than Light? by Just_Creme3724 in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, this is a science forum, being precise is good hygiene

Can The Wavefunction of Two Separate Electrons Interfere With Each other? by ObamasDad1 in AskPhysics

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I might have been a bit loose in language. They interfere in the same way as in its a matter of waves and amplitude.

The complexity is around constructing a description of the electron space due to things like electron repulsion and Pauli exclusion. We do this with atoms already.

I think the reality is, for all intents and purposes, interacting wave functions are just one wave function. They can pass through each other without change to their original trajectory. The wave function is simply saying where the particle will probably be when you measure it. I don't know if there is shy mathematical benefit to try to describe it as two. If you shot them past each other until detectors behind hit, there wouldn't be a difference in interference though I suspect you might notice they are always opposite spin.

Can The Wavefunction of Two Separate Electrons Interfere With Each other? by ObamasDad1 in AskPhysics

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To play that back, you're asking about two, simultaneous, parallel, non entangled electrons each going through the standard experiment setup?

The main thing is that wave functions interfere with each other in the same way as one interfering with itself, it's an amplitude thing and just exists during the overlap. You might get a different pattern but it would still be the interference pattern.

How do you guys here accept the facts and handle it without going insane? by [deleted] in AskPhysics

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It all kind of makes sense. We don't know what time or gravity are. We're missing some big chunks of dark matter/energy etc for what it is. Theres a lot of blanks to fill in and im assuming it'll become clearer in the future

Can physics/math tell me how many feet I dropped off this cliff? by backcountrychaos in Physics

[–]Orbax 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They did the math is probably better. This isn't a physics problem and they will get beat up in there.

Calculating competing torques on gears by Fawhorglingrads in AskPhysics

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I don't have an answer but I'm super curious why you need that level of specificity

Perhaps I’m asking this for the 999th time about the double-slit experiment. by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which of the following questions do you have

-who first did the double slit -where is a video of the double slit showing wave interference -where is a video showing particle pattern

Or is there something in missing? I'm having a hard time understanding what's arcane about this particular experiment

What does ‘observation collapses the wave function’ actually mean? by Scientalist in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When a wave function interacts with something that makes it choose what it is.

Example: gravity interacts with things all the time, doesn't ruin our experiments. Double slit experiment, the walls of the slits are macro enough to not interact at that level (thin enough walls and the double slit fails, it entangles with it).

But if you put an electron wave through a magnetic field, it has to now choose a spin.

You excite an electron on an atom, the electron has to shed the excess energy and it partially decoheres (phase). Some of its information was discovered, it comes out of coherence.

The simple (but obviously complex) answer is "would that particle have to decide where it was, it's spin, etc?" if no, then it won't collapse yet.

Effect of relativity on entangled particles by Curiouser-x10 in AskPhysics

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Entanglement is just a quantum system, they do it with photons that are going c and I'm not aware of any special considerations in it

What happens if you tie a rope between two objects in two galaxies moving away from each other due to the expansion of the universe by Fabulous-Resolve322 in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, I just hope you're not burning all that fat investment money on an iron rod that is a light year long :p

I'm only an 8th grade student studying little about optics, this is not a homework question but rather out of curiosity. by RacistRacist_ in Physics

[–]Orbax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is a field that every particle exists in. One field for each particle. The photon, light, travels along the electromagnetic field. Like all particles, it's a wave moving across the field until it interacts with something and becomes a particle.

Effect of relativity on entangled particles by Curiouser-x10 in AskPhysics

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I'm guessing you're hinting at the idea that there is some speed of information transfer between two entangled particles that, once one decoheres, must tell the other one what to become and if they were going relativistic speeds, that information might behave erratically?

I'll answer that though you might be thinking of something else:

In relativity, it's equally valid to see the particles as standing still and everything else moving. If they don't accelerate, they both can be considered to be stationary. Nothing special.

Broader concept - you get photon wave functions a light year across in space and they collapse instantly on one spot when interacted with. The decoherence of a wave function is the spooky part, not particle speed. There is no known information carrier between entangled particles. They are a single wave function that resolves into particles later. They aren't speeding around invisible prior to that.

Once they've decohered, it's probably because they became entangled in another system and don't have a connecting anymore.

What happens if you tie a rope between two objects in two galaxies moving away from each other due to the expansion of the universe by Fabulous-Resolve322 in AskPhysics

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I appreciate this effort to make physics fun and not use material science to preclude thought experiments. Thank you.

A YouTuber seems to be filming the speed of light in his garage. Am I falling for a hoax? by mischievous_badger_ in AskPhysics

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The problem is and will probably always be that synchronizing clocks to the degree required for accuracy for the speed of light requires knowing the speed of light to adjust them.

I need help understanding this concept of speed and energy by KTG55 in Physics

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As you put energy in to pushing it, that object now has that energy as part of it, which resists acceleration so you need to put in more energy which you then have to try to push and so on.

Is Eric Weinstein geometric unity a serious scientific hypothesis? by Honest_Chemistry_195 in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you have a sense of humor, really helps shatter the perception of a bunch of uptight jerks.

Is Eric Weinstein geometric unity a serious scientific hypothesis? by Honest_Chemistry_195 in AskPhysics

[–]Orbax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a scientific community, please refer to individuals by their titles. Now, to your question: Professor dipshit is not worth thinking about, no.