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Imagine firing a tiny particle at a barrier with two slits. It should go through one or the other, like a bullet. But in the double-slit experiment, something unbelievable happens.
When no one is watching, particles act like waves, interfering with themselves. But the moment we try to observe which slit they go through, the interference pattern vanishes, and they behave like individual particles. Itâs as if electrons know theyâre being watched.
This experiment isnât just a physics puzzleâitâs a philosophical crisis. Does reality only exist when observed? How can something be in two places at once? And what does this mean for our understanding of the universe? This is the experiment that shattered classical physics and forced scientists to rethink reality itself.
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Atoms should be unstable. According to classical physics, electrons should spiral into the nucleus in a fraction of a second. Yet, atoms persist, and the universe exists. How?
Danish physicist Niels Bohr had an idea: electrons donât move freelyâthey stay in specific energy levels, jumping between them in sudden quantum leaps. His model finally explained why atoms are stable and why elements emit light at specific colors. But Bohrâs atomic model had its flawsâit only worked for hydrogen and still couldnât explain why electrons donât just drift between energy levels.
This episode takes us through the bold, bizarre, and sometimes flawed ideas that shaped the first quantum atomic model and set the stage for something even weirder.
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In 1900, Max Planck wasnât trying to revolutionize physicsâhe was just trying to fix an equation. Instead, he stumbled upon one of the most shocking ideas in science: energy isnât continuousâit comes in tiny, indivisible packets called quanta.
This accidental discovery shattered classical physics and became the foundation of quantum mechanics. But even Planck himself didnât believe it at first! Why did he resist his own idea? How did it solve the âultraviolet catastropheâ that had physicists scratching their heads? And why does this discovery still shape everything from modern technology to the nature of reality?
Welcome to the moment that started it all.
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For centuries, physics was a world of certaintyâplanets orbited predictably, forces followed rules, and everything seemed explainable. But by the late 19th century, cracks started to form. The rules of classical mechanics couldnât explain bizarre new discoveries: light behaving strangely, atoms emitting weird patterns, and a supposed âcatastropheâ lurking in the ultraviolet spectrum.
Scientists were puzzledâ explore the moment when Newtonian Mechanics hit a wall, forcing physicists to rethink reality itself. From Newtonâs perfect universe to the mysteries that broke it, this is the story of a scientific revolution in the making
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