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"Quantum physics is understandable"

"Quantum physics is understandable"

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A guide to the quantum world

Quantum computers, quantum dot displays and a quantum of comfort: little by little, terms and technologies from quantum physics are trickling into everyday life. Those who want to know more often read sentences like “Quanta contradict our thinking” or the quote from Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynmann: “I think it’s safe to say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” So is there little hope for anyone without a PhD in physics? Rainer Müller, Professor of Physics Didactics at TU Braunschweig and leader of QuantumFrontiers Topical Group "Education & Outreach", is convinced of the opposite – too.

Read the interview on TU Braunschweigs website.