Quantum Physics Quotes Page 2

Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out.

The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks

I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics.

The only object of theoretical physics is to calculate results that can be compared with experiment... it is quite unnecessary that any satisfactory description of the whole course of the phenomena should be given.

God does not play dice [with the universe]. [Ger., Gott wurfelt nicht.]

Quantum physics is one of the hardest things to understand intuitively, because essentially the whole point is that our classical picture is wrong.

And a new philosophy emerged called quantum physics, which suggest that the individual’s function is to inform and be informed. You really exist only when you’re in a field sharing and exchanging information. You create the realities you inhabit.

The basic idea is to shove all fundamental difficulties onto the neutron and to do quantum mechanics in the nucleus.

Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world.

Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.

Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.

Quantum physics shows us the universe as a dynamic web of connection.

Can quantum mechanics represent the fact that an electron finds itself approximately in a given place and that it moves approximately with a given velocity, and can we make these approximations so close that they do not cause experimental difficulties?

I make figurative portraits as a way to explore theories of quantum physics.

I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance [spukhafte Fernwirkungen].

Classical physics has been superseded by quantum theory: quantum theory is verified by experiments. Experiments must be described in terms of classical physics.

Memories are not recycled like atoms and particles in quantum physics; they can be lost forever.

The universe is not only queerer than we suppose; it is queerer than we can suppose

Come on, Rory! It isn't rocket science, it's just quantum physics! -The Doctor (Matt Smith)

The whole is always more, is more capable of a much greater variety of wave states, than the combination of its parts. ... In this very radical sense, quantum physics supports the doctrine that the whole is more than the combination of its parts.

Physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky action at a distance.

I never studied science or physics at school, and yet when I read complex books on quantum physics I understood them perfectly because I wanted to understand them. The study of quantum physics helped me to have a deeper understanding of the Secret, on an energetic level.

I got into physics through pop science and quantum science and ended up being such a quantum groupie.

Quantum physics is no longer an abstract theory for specialists.

We must now absolutely include it in our education and also in our culture.

I think science and spirituality are one and the same, I don't think they're really different. The film makes pretty clear that quantum physics is validating all kinds of spiritual teachings.

...physics is the study of the structure of consciousness.

...the physicist cannot simply surrender to the philosopher the critical contemplation of the theoretical foundations; for, he himself knows best, and feels more surely where the shoe pinches...Physical conceptions are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world.

To me quantum computation is a new and deeper and better way to understand the laws of physics, and hence understanding physical reality as a whole.

After 12 years in the minor leagues, I don't try out.

Besides, uh, I don't believe in quantum physics when it comes to matters of the heart.

Quantum physics has found that there is no empty space in the human cell, but it is a teeming, electric-magnet ic field of possibility or potential

Nevertheless, all of us who work in quantum physics believe in the reality of a quantum world, and the reality of quantum entities like protons and electrons.

The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment.

It's starting to catch hold, and in large measure it's because we're starting to understand that much of what we have talked about in ancient mythology and mystical experience and so forth can pretty well be modeled within the world of quantum physics. That's a 20th century phenomenon also.

Quantum physics is teaching us that particles themselves don't create particles.

It's what Jesus said 2,000 years ago, that it's the Spirit that gives life and that you don't get particles from more particles.

All of modern physics is governed by that magnificent and thoroughly confusing discipline called quantum mechanics ... It has survived all tests and there is no reason to believe that there is any flaw in it. We all know how to use it and how to apply it to problems; and so we have learned to live with the fact that nobody can understand it.