Quantum Physics 101 |
Cosmic Contrapunto Quantum tunnel universe, a spongy space-time scene, be here or there or anywhere but never in between. Reality is made of quarks at subatomic scales, and everything is relative where intuition fails. Gluon bits appear in pairs, effect without causation. random popping particles, the basis of creation? Photons beam in shining waves til slits collapse them down, duality's an endless ring of who spins what around. Some particles can mate for life, paired up eternally, entangled souls in perfect sync though measured separately. Newton's norms were sacred law for human minds and hearts, til Einstein rolled the quantum dice, upsetting apple carts. Time's eye dilates at speed of light, observers race ahead. The quicker clock lags far behind, slow motion wins instead. Space and time grow intertwined, expanding with a bang. Gravity pulls puppet strings from which all matter hangs. Time expands and stars contract, black holes leave space behind. Horizons lure the light inside, where truth is undefined. Dark matter cloaked in ebon black, shows not a glimmer's gleam. Yet gravity can't hold its own without this stuff unseen. Such subtleties may seem to lie beyond the grasp of man, but questions map our destiny, we think, therefore we can. Author's note: ▼ 44 lines |