Recent content by krantz

Yeah, I have read about modern QT. I'm one of those people that just doesn't understand the need for a quantum scale.. I could continue to memorize formulas taking people's word that a quantum scale is needed, but that just doesn't seem like a good idea. Can anyone here please help me...

What was anomalous about the measured spectrum of thermal radiation? What needed explained?

I'm new to QM and am trying to start at the beginning..

Ok, what I am trying to figure out, is what the actual problem was that Plank was trying to solve. In other words, I don't really understand the situation in which quanta needed to be created in order to provide a solution. I think it was the ultraviolet catastrophe, but am not 100%. If it is...

I am trying to understand what exactly the problem was that drove Plank to develop the quantum scale. I have read wiki about ultraviolet catastrophe and blackbody radiation, but I don't think I really understand what the problem was. Is sounds like the basic problem was that the wavelength of...