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What's the smallest particle of matter?
until recently the answer was: the atom
now we know that all three (Nucleus, Protons, Electrons) are
made up of even smaller particles.
Let's see the properties of electrons.
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The infamous double slit experiment.
We shoot small pieces of matter through the slits.
We see that they form two fairly straight lines (two bands) on the
opposite surface.
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What will happen if we 'shoot' energy (ie, waves) through the
slits?
Aha! We've got an interference pattern that produces many
bands on the opposite surface.
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Therefore, if we shoot electrons through the slits will they
produce two or many bands?
If electrons are matter we'll get two bands.
If electrons are energy we'll get many bands.
What do you think?
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Well, we get both!
When we shoot electrons through the slits we get many bands
which means that the electrons are energy.
but
when we put a tiny device to peek inside the experiment
the electrons produce only two bands as if they were matter!!
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So, we enter the realm of Quantum Mechanics
that provide a mathematical description of much of the dual
particle-like and wave-like
behavior and interactions of energy and matter.
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We discover new potentials that lend properties from both
matter & energy
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Can we use these potentials into any useful application or are
they just in a theoretical sphere?
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The answer is:
No more old fashioned bits (the primitive state of yes or no responses)
We can have qubits in a quantum computer where both states
(yes and no) can exist simultaneously and thus have immense
computational power!!