In quantum mechanics, physical properties like energy only can live in discrete values. If quantities like these are discrete, they are significantly easier to count and understand because the math is much less complicated. For example, studying a system with energy levels labelled by E = 1, 2, 3.. and so on is a whole lot easier than describing a system with a continuum of energy levels with a complex pattern! Therefore, in physics, it is feasible and essential to try and classify the different discrete states that a physical system can live in. This attempt to organise things raises many interesting questions.
Beyond Euclidean Geometry: NSphere and its Implications in Quantum Physics
Introduction Euclidean geometry has been the foundation of our understanding of space for centuries. However, as our knowledge of the universe has expanded, it…