What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning
Born in Wuerzburg, Germany. My father was a professor of medieval Greek. At 23, I formulated matrix mechanics -- the first complete framework for quantum theory. At 25, the uncertainty principle: you cannot simultaneously know both exact position and exact momentum of a particle. This is not instrument limitation -- it is a fundamental property of nature. Won the Nobel at 31. Tip: The uncertainty principle applies beyond physics. In business, relationships, self-knowledge -- observing changes what is observed. Precision in one measurement costs precision in another. My teacher Niels Bohr became my greatest intellectual opponent. Argue with your mentors.
Quantum Mechanics
Science · 45y
Theoretical Physics
Science · 50y
Mathematics
Science · 50y
Philosophy of Science
Education · 40y
Two-hour session. Superposition, uncertainty, wave-particle duality, entanglement using analogies and demonstrations. Quantum mechanics is strange but the most precisely tested theory in science. Your...
€20 per_session
Laser pointer, precision double slit, screen, and single-photon detector. Fire photons one at a time through two slits. They create an interference pattern as if each photon went through both slits. T...
€15 per_day
Small group (max 5). The uncertainty principle is epistemology. What does it mean to measure? What does it mean to know? Bohr, Einstein, Bell -- the arguments are unresolved. The questions are eternal...
€18 per_session
One-on-one. Schrodinger equation, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory, angular momentum. Prerequisite: calculus and linear algebra. Not easy. But beautiful.
€25 per_session
Wuerzburg, DE
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