- I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.
- Richard Feynman, in The Character of Physical Law (1965)
But here is a great video to help you understand what is happening
Quantum Theory Full Documentary
The link below is to the brilliant video with Brian Greene- this should get you thinking.
https://youtu.be/CBrsWPCp_rs?t=207
this link is set up so you miss the blurb at the beginning.
Or closer to home check out this video
Here is a link to brief notes on the important discoveries leading to the Quantum Mechanics ideas we know today.
The Sectrets of Quantum Physics
- We have always had a great deal of difficulty understanding the world view that quantum mechanics represents. At least I do, because I’m an old enough man that I haven’t got to the point that this stuff is obvious to me. Okay, I still get nervous with it…. You know how it always is, every new idea, it takes a generation or two until it becomes obvious that there’s no real problem. I cannot define the real problem, therefore I suspect there’s no real problem, but I’m not sure there’s no real problem.
- Richard Feynman, in Simulating Physics with Computers appearing in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (1982) p. 471.
- We choose to examine a phenomenon [Double-slit experiment] which is impossible, absolutely impossible, to explain in any classical way, and which has in it the heart of quantum mechanics. In reality, it contains the only mystery. We cannot make the mystery go away by “explaining” how it works. We will just tell you how it works. In telling you how it works we will have told you about the basic peculiarities of all quantum mechanics.
- Richard Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue, Vol. 3 Quantum Mechanics (1989) 1-1, “Quantum Behavior.”