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Project Goals (p. 3 of
3)
Quantum Matter
We will start our education efforts by examining emergence at the quantum
scale, with a project called Quantum Matter.
There is a compelling need to explain nano-science and quantum physics
(link to definition) to the public, because much current scientific activity
is aimed at understanding the world at these size scales. Yet, according
to a recent study (M. Borun, 1996), many people think that the smallest
unit of matter is dirt.
It is not surprising that people find it difficult to conceptualize the
invisible world of quantum particles that are, by nature, inherently “weird,”
unpredictable, and counter-intuitive. In order to address this challenge
we wish to take advantage of the broad community of ICAM scientists who
are able to act as advisors in communicating the quantum. The upcoming
50th anniversary of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity
in 2007 also serves as a focal point for our efforts.
Although we begin with the smallest units of matter, by 2010 the project
will encompass all four portions of the Emergent Universe.
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