Psi Day

Psi Day.

Psi. A mere symbol? We don't think so.

We live in a world of tiny things, and they don't come alone. Constraints blurring the very quintessence of space and time, beautiful theories wrapped in and around our thoughts, elegant equations to which the reality submits, and what more, great and 'brave' Heroes, who dared questioning the Great Unknown.

From within the shadows of Ireland's working class, came yet another hero. Far apart from the comfortable and pomp upbringing of quantum pioneers, John Stewart Bell was the only of his four siblings to make it to secondary school as his parents were working to make ends meet.

But history did cling to the rather weak side of little John. No one seemed to notice "On the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox" published in the little read and short lived journal 'Physics' which actually paid its contributors, unlike the popular 'Physical Review', which charged to publish.

Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen devised an infamous thought experiment to stir the quantum hive. It blew straight on the face of Quantum Physics, and it took more than time for quantum pioneers like Neils Bohr, Wolfgang Pauli, Werner Heisenberg, and many more to answer. And then from the middle of nowhere, came Bell's ingenious answer.
He had produced a mathematical theorem (which was later rendered practical) to tell between EPR's challenge to quantum mechanics or quantum mechanics itself. And it turned out, Quantum Mechanics had it all.

Psi is just one of countless promises the elegant mathematics of the quantum theory holds: And it's more than a number we can envisage - the Wavefunction.
Isn't that more than a reason to celebrate Psi Day on 28th of June, also the birthday of little John?

To contemplate, all you must do is to have a Psi for your profile picture just for a day.

We shall publish more scientific information on wave function, Bell's theorem and EPR Thought experiment. Any contributions are welcomed.

Additional Information:

Every guest submission shall be considered. To participate, you may:

• Draft technical/non-technical essays to share your knowledge in the subject. (Quantum Physics and related disciplines)
• Request essays/more information to quench your curiosity.
• Submit fan art or any other appropriate material to visually express yourself/your knowledge in the subject. (You may post them on our facebook wall)
• Ask questions. There's always more to know. (Post them on the wall, we'll get back to you.)
• Answer questions. (Advisably as comments to the question)
• Post link(s) to any related content.

Every contribution will be acknowledged. You are highly encouraged to share this material and/or invite as many guests. Let's make it big, for Some Numbers Are More Than Numbers.

Thanks in loads for your support.

Mo.