National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted - Ray Simmonds
NIST physicist Ray Simmonds discusses his work in quantum physics and NIST's efforts to create a quantum computer. He also describes a qubit and a quantum bus, along with explaining how he was inspired to become a scientist.
Catalyst University
Quantum Mechanics | Basic Idea of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Here, I explain the basic idea underlying Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle; also 1 simple example is worked.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Do the laws of nature exist?
From Newton's laws to E=mc2, we think we have uncovered the secrets of the universe. But some claim these laws evolve and others point to their human and cultural origins. Might eternal natural laws be human hubris? Or is the mind of God...
Catalyst University
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle: Example #1
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle: Example #1
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Krister Shalm Explains NIST's Participation in the BIG Bell Test
NIST physicist Krister Shalm talks about NIST's participation in the November 30, 2016, BIG Bell Test, a worldwide project to bring human unpredictability (randomness) to cutting-edge physics experiments. But it's not just NIST...
Science360
Physicist Nergis Mavalava - ScienceLives
Ever curious, Nergis Mavalava knew from a young age that she wanted a career that involved math and science. As a physics professor at MIT, she studies gravitational waves using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory...
Catalyst University
Quantum Mechanics | Commutation of Operators [Example #1]
In this video, I do one example for determining whether or not two quantum operators commute [kinetic energy & momentum (x-dir)]. ***Next example (Example #2): https://youtu.be/3XX__CV8ks8
Catalyst University
Quantum Mechanics | Particle-in-a-Box (Infinite Potential Well) [Conceptual Only]
In this video, we discuss the conceptual aspects of the quantum mechanics model, Particle-in-a-Box (also called the Infinite Potential Well model): Wavefunctions and Energy Eigenvalues. NEXT VIDEO: Particle-in-a-Box Example Problems
Catalyst University
Quantum Mechanics | Commutation of Operators [Example #2]
In this video, I do one example for determining whether or not two quantum operators commute [position & momentum (x-dir)]. Previous example (Example #1): https://youtu.be/tCd2U-ACr9o
Catalyst University
Particle in a Finite Potential Well: Quantum Tunneling
Particle in a Finite Potential Well: Quantum Tunneling
Catalyst University
Introduction to the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Wavefunction? Energy?
Introduction to the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Wavefunction? Energy?
Flipping Physics
Determining the Speed of the Electron in the Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Assuming a circular orbit of the electron about the nuclear proton in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, determine the speed of the electron.
Professor Dave Explains
Quantization of Energy Part 1: Blackbody Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe
So we know that physics got turned upside down at the turn of the 20th century, but how did that all begin? What was the first thing that set this whole chain of events into motion? Well it all started with Planck and the ultraviolet...
Professor Dave Explains
The Double-Slit Experiment
This is a classic experiment that is frequently referred to when describing quantum phenomena, so we definitely have to go over it a little bit. What happens when you pass a beam of light through a screen with two slits? What about when...
Higgsino Physics
The Physics of Superconductors
How a superconductor works. Everything from the physics and some of the history as well. Superconductors were discovered in 1911 by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. It was discovered because it was made possible to liquefy helium which produced...
Physics Girl
The ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE
How did the field of quantum mechanics come about in the first place? The Rayleigh-Jeans catastrophe, also known as the ultraviolet catastrophe was a prediction by the Rayleigh-Jeans law that a blackbody would radiate infinite amounts of...
Curated Video
Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Curated Video
Quantum Physics: Here’s Why Movies Always Get It Wrong
Quantum physics deals with the foundation of our world – the electrons in an atom, the protons inside the nucleus, the quarks that build those protons, and the photons that we perceive as light. These constitute everything that we are...
Curated Video
Scientists in the UK believe they have a blueprint for the first ever quantum computer
For decades world renowned scientists, including Albert Einstein, have argued furiously about quantum physics. Well, now, scientists in the United Kingdom believe they could have a blueprint for the first ever quantum computer which they...
Curated Video
How exactly does quantum mechanics work? We visited a B.C. lab to find out
'Quantum mechanics' is a scientific term we hear often, but its meaning is neither well known nor well understood. CBC science specialist Darius Mahdavi took a tour of the Quantum Matter Institute at the University of British Columbia to...
Curated Video
Why is everything 'quantum' now?
CBC News science specialist Darius Mahdavi takes a tour of UBC's Quantum Matter Institute to learn more about quantum science and how many of the experiments being done there could launch science and humanity into the unknown.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Five Americans win Nobel Prizes in chemistry, medicine, physiology, and literature
Title: "Nobel Prizes Presented in Sweden -- Five Americans Honored" superimposed over Nobel prize ceremony / high angle Nobel Prize winners in tuxedos walk two by two down aisle at ceremony / low angle German Max Born, Nobel Prize winner...
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Abstract colorful dots animation
Hundreds of colored dots animation looking like fireflies in the night - computer generated images