Quantum Beyond Science
Quantum physics contradicts human experience and raises philosophical doubts about our perception of reality. This is how we can see it in the " Quantum " exhibition , in which researchers from the UB have participated and can be seen at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona until September 24th. The exhibition aims to propose new questions and connections that help to understand an apparently invisible reality and the impact it has on our lives.
The exhibition merges two itineraries - scientifically and artistically - intertwined in the same hybrid space to describe one of the most outstanding paradigms of the last century: quantum mechanics.
In particular, the UB researchers have participated in the design of the scientific itinerary, led by Professor of Theoretical Physics and member of the Institute of Sciences of the Cosmos of the UB ( ICCUB) José Ignacio Latorre. This tour raises new windows of knowledge that lead us to ask about the fundamental quantum principles, their philosophical consequences and their technological applications. Some of them question how we describe nature, if two options can be superimposed or if there is chance. The itinerary includes a set of screens featuring the same researchers talking about quantum, and among them the UB doctorate Alba Cervera.
Within this route you can see simulations about the quantum states or the double-slope experiment, which explains the wavy behavior of the matter. Advised by the professors and members of the ICCUB Bruno Julià Díaz i Montserrat Guilleumas, the students of the Faculty of Physics of the UB have commissioned these simulations to be designed, which are part of the Quantum Mechanics simulations project.
Obtained by the Faculty of Physics, the classic experiment is also present in this itinerary that allows to see the helium spectrum, an experiment that allowed quantifying the energy levels of the atom and was the origin of the quantum word. Likewise, the Department of Applied Physics has designed an experiment with the double slit with laser light.
For its part, the artistic itinerary is made up of ten projects that show that the impact of quantum goes beyond the control of science. These proposals are the result of the Arts at CERN program, in collaboration with FACT Liverpool, and as a result of the exchange between physicists, engineers and a group of artists who made a stay at CERN.
Beyond the exhibition, lectures, debates and conversations will be offered, often with a cross-sectional content in relation to the philosophical, economics, industry or technology.
Source: University of Barcelona