QUANTUM THEORY

[d_dakay]

hello sciencebuddies!!!!!!!!! i just wanted to ask more information about QUANTUM THEORY and OPTICS. i have read articles featuring these topics but i want more. can you pls give me.

[EDS]

Hi d_dakay,

This thread is somewhat off topic in two ways: in general, this forum is meant for science fair related discussions, and this message board in particular is for life science topics.

But, since things are slow here and quantum mechanics is really neat, I'd be happy to point you to some references.

By optics, are your interests more inline with the questions "what is light really made of" or "how do lenses and telescopes work" or "how do lasers work?" (Incidentally, putting more specific keywords into google may turn up a lot of what you want.)

When it comes to quantum mechanics, its tough to find really good material that doesn't assume some math background.

Two particularly good books with sections that discussion quantum mechanics and might be found at your local library are:

Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman (available as a book or a great but very expensive set of audio recordings)

Asimov's New Guide to Science by Isaac Asimov. It's out of print, but probably can be found for $10 at a used book store. (Earlier editions lack the "new" or include "the intelligent man's" in the title.)

Beyond that, the best I can suggest is web searches, such as http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search