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Some light quantum mechanics (with minutephysics)

3Blue1Brown · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Quantum physicsRecreational & visual math

What it is

3Blue1Brown, in collaboration with minutephysics, introduces the math of superposition and quantum states using polarized light. It builds up the quantum behavior of photons as a simple counting and probability problem.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an approachable way to understand the quantum nature of light and basic quantum math without heavy machinery.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I found these two videos very helpful in understanding the quantum nature of light”

    Helped understand the quantum nature of light

    vulcan01, 2020-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What scientific phenomenon do you wish someone would explain better?”

  2. “did a two part collab that simplifies some of it down to a counting problem that'd be suitable for grade school.”

    Two-part collab simplifying quantum light to a counting problem

    monocasa, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What scientific phenomenon do you wish someone would explain better?”

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Topics: quantum mechanics, superposition, polarization, bell's theorem, linear algebra

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