Physics Talk

  Credit - geralt: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/physics-quantum-physics-particles-3871216/ Quantum mechanics is currently seen as ‘the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they interact.’ [1] The key ideas of quantum physics include wave-particle duality and quantised properties. Wave-particle duality is the concept that all physical entities behave as both waves and particles simultaneously. For instance, electrons undergo diffraction which is a wave effect. Meanwhile, radiation is emitted in small discrete packets or quanta called photons. These photons can be considered as particles. Each photon contains an amount of energy. Therefore, light energy is quantised. Quantum mechanics has been incredibly successful since its development in the early 20 th century. Most notably, they underpin the science behind transistors, fundamental to modern electronics, which are composed of semiconductors: the energy bands in se