From: Keith Henson (hkhenson@rogers.com)
Date: Tue Apr 13 2004 - 17:40:41 MDT
At 08:55 AM 13/04/04 +0200, Blunderov wrote:
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>Are there other real-world applications of quantum mechanics that I have
>been missing? (Up till now, I confess, I had rather thought of quantum
>mechanics as another sort of glass bead game, not unlike memetics.)
A few. Diodes, transistors, ICs of all kinds, LEDs, and lasers. A
substantial percentage of the US GDP.
Then understanding chemistry depends utterly on QM. I took college
chemistry before QM chemistry (Pauling) hit big time. A few years ago my
daughter took chemistry in high school. To help her I had to completely
relearn the subject since it is now taught from a QM perspective.
Keith Henson
PS. Photosynthesis depends on QM electron trapping.
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