March 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Quantum theory is a conceptual recipe which predicts for any quantum entity (or quon) which values of its physical attributes will be observed in a particular measurement situation. Quantum entities include: electrons, photons, hadrons, quarks (which come in six flavors: up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom), gluons, leptons, etc. There are six quantum attributes: three…

Quantum facts are ordinary but quantum theory, the only complete explanation we possess of these facts, is decidedly non-ordinary

Quantum reality does not show up directly in the quantum facts: it comes indirectly out of the quantum…

Classical physics had its defects, experiments it could not explain, that eventually led to its downfall. There is no experiment that quantum theory does not explain, at least in principle. Quantum theory is a perfect match for the quantum facts. Whereas classical physics considered the entire physical world as consisting of nothing but ordinary objects, quantum theory, on…

Classical physics accounts for the world by means of two real physical entities - matter and force fields, and we know the laws of both entities - Newton’s motion laws and Maxwell’s field laws.

Newton…

Eight “realities” representing eight major guesses of what is going on behind the scenes cloud the new physics vision:…

Over the history of natural philosophy and science, reality research has followed opposite poles: pessimistic/optimistic, pragmatist/realist.

The…

Newton’s view of the world as a “giant clockwork” crushed the medieval view of “crystal spheres”. In turn, modern quantum theory shattered irreparably Newton’s view so much so we are now certain the world is…