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Exploring the Quantum World:
From Plants to Pulsars
Michael Goldman, Harvard University
Joey Goodknight, Harvard University
Tansu Daylan, Harvard University
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Roadmap for the evening
1. Basics of quantum mechanics:
Superposition, uncertainty, and
other such weirdness
2. Quantum coherence in plants:
How quantum mechanics may give
photosynthesis a boost
3. Structure of supernovae:
Seeing quantum mechanics at
astrophysical scales
Michael
Goldman
Joey
Goodknight
Tansu Daylan
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Classical vs. quantum
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Classical vs. quantum
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Classical vs. quantum
Classical Quantum
Scale
Time
Math
Before ~1900 After ~1900*
Newton Schrödinger
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Classical vs. quantum
There are certain phenomena that classical
physics cannot explain but quantum physics can.
The quantum explanation has unsettling
implications, like superposition and
wave-particle duality.
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The classical view of particles
Particles have definite positions and obey deterministic laws.
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The classical view of waves
Fjellanger Widerøe A.S, geralt / CC0 Public Domain
Diffraction Interference
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The classical view of waves
Coherent Incoherent
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Young’s double-slit experiment
Slits Screen
Constructive
interference
(maximum)
Destructive
interference
(minimum)
2 Slits 1 Slit
Intensity
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What about matter?
? Baseball
Laser
# Balls
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Questions?
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What about (small) matter?
? e-
Electron gun
Laser
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*simulate
Let’s do* the experiment!
e-
# Hits
Vertical
position
on screen
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Observed time and again Light Electrons Neon Atoms Buckyballs (C60)
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F. Shimizu, et at., Phys. Rev. A 46, R17 (1992), M. Arndt, et al., Nature 401, 680 (1999), Mstroeck / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Both a particle AND a wave
• Electron doesn’t exist only at one point, but has a chance of
being found over a extent of space
• Probability of the electron being found at a certain position
is determined probabilistically by its wavefunction
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What’s going on?
3: Interference 4: Measurement at screen
1: Wavefunction/uncertainty
e-
2: Superposition
• Electron has probability of passing through either slit
• Wavefunction interferes with itself, just like water or light,
producing fringes at the screen
• Screen measures electron impact at one location, which is
determined probabilistically by wavefunction at screen
• Perform experiment many times to build up wavefunction
Probability
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Questions?
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Cover one slit
e-
As with light, one slit no interference
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Introduce decoherence
e-
Waves from the two slits are not in phase
no interference
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Detect electron going through slit
e-
One electron either goes through one slit
or the other, not both no interference
No detection
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What about larger particles?
Very massive particles appear to behave
classically Quantum reduces to classical
{
λ ~ 1/mv
λ:
r:
Electron
1.2×10-11 m
2.8×10-15 m
O2 atom
5.5×10-10 m
2.8×10-10 m
Baseball
1.0×10-34 m
3.7×10-2 m
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Takeaway message
Quantum mechanics has many unsettling implications:
• Superposition
• Probabilistic measurement
Nonetheless, there are many
parallels with our classical world.
How far can we push the boundary?
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Roadmap for the evening
1. Basics of quantum mechanics:
Superposition, uncertainty, and
other such weirdness
2. Quantum coherence in plants:
How quantum mechanics may give
photosynthesis a boost
3. Structure of supernovae:
Seeing quantum mechanics at
astrophysical scales
Michael
Goldman
Joey
Goodknight
Tansu Daylan
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NASA public domain; Jhodlof Wikimedia Commons
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? Photosynthesis
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~1 gallon of gas per day
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GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA
Chlorobaculum tepidum
gallon of gas per day
>100 meters down
kOchstudiO, Wikimedia Commons; Brocken Inaglory, Wikimedia Commons
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José-manuel Benitos, Wikimedia Commons
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1
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FMO
CHEMISTRY
Antennae
Baseplate
Fenna Matthews Olson Complex:
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Fenna-Mathews-Olsen (FMO)
Complex
A Protein
JulianAlexander, Wikimedia Commons
FMO
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Chlorophyll
Protein Scaffolding
FMO
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~C55 O5N4Mg
=Atom:
Wilfredo R. Rodriguez H., Wikimedia Commons; Benjah-bmm27 Wikimedia
Commons
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Background: Chlorophyll
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Background: Chlorophyll
Temporary Energy Storage
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Questions?
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CHEMISTRY
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Sugar:
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Engel Group, University of Chicago
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SO WHAT!?
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Inside a Cell:
TimVickers, Wikimedia Commons
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NATURE
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate, Wikimedia
Commons
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Did Nature Evolve to be able
to Use
Quantum Mechanics
to Transfer Energy Better?
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Did Nature Evolve to be able
to Use Quantum Mechanics to
Transfer Energy Better?
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Roadmap for the evening
1. Basics of quantum mechanics:
Superposition, uncertainty, and
other such weirdness
2. Quantum coherence in plants:
How quantum mechanics may give
photosynthesis a boost
3. Structure of supernovae:
Seeing quantum mechanics at
astrophysical scales
Michael
Goldman
Joey
Goodknight
Tansu Daylan
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Outline
1. Pressure in a Classical Gas
2. Pressure in a Quantum Gas
3. Type IA Supernovae
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Pressure in a Classical Gas
Let’s take a balloon filled with Hydrogen gas.
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Pressure in a Classical Gas
Heat
… and heat it.
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Pressure in a Classical Gas
Heat
The average kinetic energy of the molecules increases.
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Pressure in a Classical Gas
… and the balloon relaxes to a larger volume.
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Pressure in a Classical Gas
• Thermal Pressure
= Some Constant × Density × Temperature
Thermal Pressure
Temperature
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QM101: Quantization
• Energy is quantized.
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QM101: Quantization
Energy
Classical Quantum Mechanical
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
• No two fermions can occupy the same
state.
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
Energy
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
Energy
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
Energy
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
Energy
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QM102: Pauli Exclusion
Principle
Energy
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Now Let’s take another balloon filled with Hydrogen gas.
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Distance
Now Let’s take another balloon filled with Hydrogen gas.
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Distance
… and compress it!
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Distance
… and compress it!
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Energy
Distance
Let us replay the process in energy space.
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Energy
Distance
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Energy
Distance
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Energy
Distance
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
Energy
Distance
.
.
.
Heat
Anyone feeling
pressured?
Nope,
just chilling!
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Pressure in a Quantum Gas
• Degeneracy Pressure =
Some Constant × Some function of Density
Degeneracy Pressure
Temperature
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Questions so far?
• Degeneracy Pressure =
Some Constant × Some Power of Density
Reminder:
• Thermal Pressure =
Some Constant × Density × Temperature
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The Life Diary of a Star Conception
Birth
Babyhood Adolescence
Senility
Impotence
Puberty
Btw, we are here!
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White Dwarf
Guys?
I am bored…
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
White Dwarf’s Mass = 1.40 × Mass of our Sun
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
White Dwarf’s Mass = 1.41 × Mass of our Sun
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
White Dwarf’s Mass = 1.42 × Mass of our Sun
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
White Dwarf’s Mass = 1.43 × Mass of our Sun
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White Dwarf Gets a Big Buddy
White Dwarf’s Mass = 1.44 × Mass of our Sun
Oops…
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The white dwarf explodes…
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Conclusion
1. Pressure in a Classical Gas
2. Pressure in a Quantum Gas
3. Type IA Supernovae
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Conclusion
• Quantum Mechanics is fundamental to the
formation of type IA supernovae!
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Roadmap for the evening
1. Basics of quantum mechanics:
Superposition, uncertainty, and
other such weirdness
2. Quantum coherence in plants:
How quantum mechanics may give
photosynthesis a boost
3. Structure of supernovae:
Seeing quantum mechanics at
astrophysical scales
Michael
Goldman
Joey
Goodknight
Tansu Daylan
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Thank you! SITN would like to acknowledge the following
organizations for their generous support.
Harvard Medical School Office of Communications and External Relations
Division of Medical Sciences
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)
The Harvard Graduate Student Council (GSC)
The Harvard Biomedical Graduate Students Organization (BGSO)
The Harvard/MIT COOP