The most elegant experiment in the history of physics

Part I-The experiment that changed the world as we knew it! The photoelectric effect is the key experiment that  initiated the quantum mechanical  revolution. The theory of Quantum Mechanics is today at the heart of our modern scientific model of Reality. It is also the  instigator of all the technological wizardry that pervades our modern society.

A very brief history of Mass: From “quantity of matter” to Higgs Boson?

The detection of “the God particle” or  Higgs boson , in 2012, was the culmination of  theoretical and experimental efforts, carried out by thousands of scientists during half a century, in order to test and validate the “Standard Model” of particle Physics. 1 The Standard Model is the latest and most successful attempt to make

The Quantum Interface with Reality

Bose – Einstein Condensation Abstract The prevalent interpretation of  Quantum Mechanics is that the world consists of two distinct domains: However, if the theory of Quantum Mechanics is to be a fundamental model of reality, it must be able to explain  the emergence of the classically observed phenomena. In particular it must be able to explain

The Wave-Particle Conundrum -III- The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Universe

This is the third part of an essay whose aim is to review the wave-particle conundrum in an attempt, to disentangle scientific truths from unvetted speculations and wild unscientific claims. In part I of the essay “The wave-particle conundrum: The Quantum controversy” 1a, we reviewed the wave-particle behavior exhibited by photons and by electrons in

The Wave-Particle Conundrum -II-The Failure of Newton’s clockwork universe

The purpose of this essay is to review the wave-particle conundrum in an attempt, to disentangle scientific truths from unvetted speculations and wild unscientific claims. We will try to show that the current understanding of theoretical Physics does not warrant the type of borderline conclusions, expressed by some, about the demise of objective reality and

The Wave-Particle Conundrum -I- The Quantum controversy

  This article is not meant to be a tutorial about modern Quantum theories. However, the “wave-particle duality” is the cornerstone of Quantum Mechanics; consequently, an accurate description of the “wave-particle conundrum” requires some explanation of the historical background and of the basic concepts and methods of Quantum Physics. The theory of Quantum Mechanics, in all