Quantum effects Definition and 33 Threads

In https://phys.org/news/2016-09-cold-black-holes.html it is stated that a supermassive black hole interior could be 10^-14 degrees Kelvin. Is there a limit, perhaps due to quantum effects, below which a temperature (in a black hole or elsewhere) can go? Or do the possibilities approach 0...

So there is no a full quantum theory of gravitation. However, there are instances where quantum effects due to gravitation have been studied. Like Gravitational neutron interferometry https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.00259.pdf or maybe gravitational decoherence...

Homework Statement How can we tell that quantum effects do not propagate along forward light-cones that represent two separate events? How do light-cones demonstrate this notion of quantum effects? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution We don't know which events occur first given...

First, in quantum mechanics, space is not quantized. So, you can have particles of any size. It's not like the minimum size should be a space quantum. If there's no absolute 'huge' and no absolute 'microscopic', just relative sizes, then there should be no reason to assume that we follow general...

Do effects like velocity time dilation and gravitational time dilation occur in probabilistic QM, are SR and GR compatible with QM?

If I understand correctly, quantum effects become very small as the object in consideration becomes larger. My question: what causes this? For instance: does it have to do with the relation between the quantum objects in the macro object, or does the math show that quantum effects become...

Forgive me if I sound ignorant, but is it possible that quantum affects (value of h, why physical dimensions appear to come in discreet chuncks, etc) all stem from our mathematics (which originated as counting numbers -quantum steps). I do understand that calculus was invented to help remedy...

Hello everyone, I'd like to start off by expressing my appreciation for the existence of this forum to begin with. I majored in Sociology, yet classical and quantum physics has grasped my attention to a whole new level. Basically, I have a very elementary understanding in the subject, which is...

I've had this idea stuck in my head ever since I read up on the Feynman-Wheeler formulation of classical E&M (absorber theory), and I was wondering if anyone here had any comments on it. For those who aren't familiar with it, it is a slight modification of the well-known E&M theory that makes...

I forget where I read it but one author said that mountains of ink have been spilled debating why quantum effects disappear at the quantum level. I don't understand why this is a problem, I think the answer is rather obvious. One poster on another thread wrote: "Technically - classical physics...

"Quantum Effects Brought to Light" Have had this article for a while now - http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110428/full/news.2011.252.html - but I was wondering why you wouldn't expect Bell's inequality to be violated had the entanglement been broken before amplification. The results, prior to...

I readhttp://www.learner.org/courses/physics/unit/text.html?unit=6&secNum=6" article and started wondering: What is the real reason for classical behavior of liquids gases at room temp? I have always thought that it is because of the deBroigle wavelength relation. At room T particles have a...

The house where I live has a wall made of bamboo slats. There are small square holes between the slats, but when light shines through the square holes onto a surface the shape is always round. Why is that?

Not long ago I was arguing with someone on the Internet (where everyone is wrong) about impact of quantum effects on macro scale objects. Imagine ice-hockey table (one with almost no friction) with number of pucks on it. If you'll hit one of them it is safe to say that pucks' paths are very...

arXiv:1101.4890 (cross-list from gr-qc) [pdf, ps, other] Title: On the quantitative interpretation of dark energy by quantum effect of gravity and experimental scheme with atom interferometer II: the inclusion of general relativity Authors: Hongwei Xiong Comments: 18 pages, 3 figures...

The famous double-slit-experiment has been widely discussed just about everywhere, but I'm wondering about seeing wave-particle duality with a single-slit experiment. This experiment would consist of a source of particles, a screen with a single slit, and a second screen with some sort of...

At what length scale do quantum effects become important in gravitational calculations??

I would like to hear some thoughts about the quantum effects that seem to be an important part of the photosynthesis (http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/PBD-quantum-secrets.html" ). According to the scientists who made this discovery it seems that the photon tests all possible paths...

A recent paper says that Alcubierre's warp drive probably won't work due to quantum effects: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23292/ -- nontechnical summary http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.0141 -- paper Speaking as a non-specialist, it seems hard to tell which predictions about the...

Hi, I was wondering how to calculate a rough estimate of the temperature at which quantum effects begin to become important for a gas of interacting particles. Let's say the particles interact via a spherically symmetric potential with an equilibrium distance R and a well-depth E (such as the...

My first thread here. Please bear with my lack of knowledge. I talked to a physics grad student about whether it's fair to describe QM as a theory applied only to microscopic objects. Although the definition of "fair" is ambiguous, at least he told me that, from his understanding, he wouldn't...

"The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the ‘quantum of length’, the smallest measurement of length with any meaning." What I am wondering about this description is the word "dominate"...

I had read that Roger Penrose and others (like Hameroff and Chalmers from Arizona) have been studying the possibility that quantum events may influence the way our nerves fire and our brains develop thought. Can anyone comment on the scientific progress of these studies?

Why do we not consider quantum effects when we deal with motion of electrons in a Cathode Ray Oscilloscope, or in a cyclotron? We derive various relations using classical physics which turn out to be quite accurate in the laboratory.How is this possible when it is expressly known that classical...

In my biology class, I've learned that most of the fundamental processes of genetics occur on an atomic level (i.e. DNA, RNA, etc.). Can quantum mechanics be applied?

How sensitive are neurons and chemical receptors like olfactory receptors to the chemicals that stimulate them? Can a single molecule stimulate a nerve? How many photons does it take to stimulate a rod or a cone in the eye? I ask because I'm curious as to whether or not human thought and...

I am going into my fourth year of studying physics and math as an undergrad. So I'm starting to think about what I want to research after I graduate. So far I'm pretty sure I want to go into biophysics. Specifically, I'm interesting in studying quantum mechanical effects in biological or organic...

Homework Statement I am to show that quantum effects are negligible in: (i) The diffraction of a tennis ball of mass m=0.1 kg moving at a speed of 0.5 m/s by a window of size 1X1.5 m^2 (ii)The tunneling probability for a marble of mass m=5 g moving at a speed of 10 cm/s against a...

Why does the double-slit experiment with a laser work properly in an atmosphere? Likewise, I've seen news reports of entangled photons transmitted in a fiber or in open-air used to generate a shared secret. So, both superposition and entanglement works. But, the fact that the speed of the...

As someone returning to a study of physics after many years, I would appreciate any help and comments on my unresolved questions after reading “popular science” type information regarding quantum effects. In considering (that old chestnut!) the “twin slit” experiment to demonstrate the quantum...

I have to write a short essay answering this question (1st year university level). I am finding it very hard to get any decent info on the net at all. If someone could help me out with this I would be very appreciative. Thanks. Regards Graeme

Under what conditions will quantum effects become important for gravity?

For those of you familiar with numerical modelling of various phenomena, you will know about work like the various discretisation schemes, stability/gradient limiters for high order schemes and so on. The most broad sweeping improvement to the field of numerical modelling would ultimately be...