The ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE

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  • How did the field of quantum mechanics come about in the first place? The Rayleigh-Jeans catastrophe, also known as the ultraviolet catastrophe was a prediction by the Rayleigh-Jeans law that a blackbody would radiate infinite amounts of ultraviolet light. It wasn’t until Max Planck came along and predicted that light came in packets or quanta that the field of quantum mechanics emerged and unintentionally solved the ultraviolet catastrophe.
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  • @bloogaming8827
    @bloogaming8827 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1106

    What's the difference between a board and a plank? Boards can change, but Planck's constant.

    • @iwanabana
      @iwanabana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      boooooooooo

    • @MsJonesScience
      @MsJonesScience 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yes!! Love science puns

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      I award you 10 pun points.

    • @bloogaming8827
      @bloogaming8827 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Physics Girl
      Haha! Thank you!

    • @rayndraws
      @rayndraws 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Physics Gir l

  • @sidkemp4672
    @sidkemp4672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    My favorite part of this is Einstein's role in explaining Planck with the Photoelectric Effect, arguably the basis of quantum mechanics. In a sense, Einstein was the father of quantum mechanics, as he clearly was of relativity. Yet many people maintain that he either failed to understand it or rejected it, even though he was one of the core creators of the field and its theories.

    • @brianegendorf2023
      @brianegendorf2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well, as is pointed out..quantum mechanics is weird and unintuitive...and it seems like every time someone uncovers a new level of the weirdness, even THEY have a hard time believing what they just figured out. In some cases, they don't want to believe it, cause what they discover is like being on a map, looking at a state, and you zoom in, thinking..OK..I;ll get to see some streets and buildings, but instead, finding a whole new country that no one has ever heard of. Isador Rabi said, "Who ordered that?" in reference to discovering Muons. But that is often the sentiment when something new and strange pops up in Quantum Mechanics.

    • @LendriMujina
      @LendriMujina ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd heard that Einstein was opposed to his own findings because he hated the random elements, and was like, "no, there has to be some way to make it precise! Randomness begets superstition!"
      I don't know how accurate that is though. It's just what I've heard.

    • @sidkemp4672
      @sidkemp4672 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LendriMujina This is way off, Lendri. It takes a single quote from debate where Einstein and Bohr were raising issues _to grow together and learn more about quantum mechanics_ into a lifelong position he never held. The evidence of this? Einstien went on working in QM for his entire life and advanced the field in many ways, such as the theoretical discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, which we now make in a lab.

    • @LendriMujina
      @LendriMujina ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sidkemp4672 So I definitely heard way wrong then. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

    • @sidkemp4672
      @sidkemp4672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LendriMujina Gladly. And don't feel bad. This misunderstanding has been around for over 50 years. It's one of the myths in popular superstition about science.

  • @hp127
    @hp127 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just revisiting to experience the amazing videos again with Physics Girl. Hope that she will recover from longcovid soon. Hope to see you soon in full swing!

  • @TerraPupaAbyssus
    @TerraPupaAbyssus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    I definitely want to start a rock band and name it the Ultraviolet Catastrophe.

    • @YTEdy
      @YTEdy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I like that, and I'll be your first groupie.

    • @qwesstyx
      @qwesstyx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ultraviolent catastrophe

    • @masoncamera273
      @masoncamera273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dammit you beat me to it!

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The hottest band on the planet!
      Too bad that light going through a prism thing has been done.
      For sure you could do your own version of...
      ... The Ultraviolet Side of the Moon!
      (I'll let myself out)

    • @nmbr1son64
      @nmbr1son64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's gonna be the name of your first album? Radon Daughters or Chrome Lipstick?

  • @incongruouswalrus7935
    @incongruouswalrus7935 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This is a fun video, but to go deeper only welcomes confusion. 6 Quark formations determine all the atoms in our universe. Quantum Mechanics is difficult to explain to the laymen. The Bohr model of the atom is, indeed, outdated. The electrons do not "orbit" the atomic nucleus, and it takes a few years of physics education to explain why.
    Planck's number is a number that is taken into account only with the understanding that how it is used is in such a way as to say, "the more we discover, the less we know."
    Prior to the Hubble discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy, Einstein believed our galaxy was the universe; and he was THE premiere physicist of his time. So I liked the ending of this video.
    Science is the search for truth. It changes because of new discoveries and calculations. It's a fun ride which many embark, but when it's wrong, Science has no problem admitting it and then moving on to a clearer truth.
    This video was much better than the crap posted weeks ago concerning "5 easy Science tricks you can use to fool your friends." That wasn't the verbatim title, but rather the direction. Press minds; don't impress for clicks. Thank you.

    • @shanefoster2132
      @shanefoster2132 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Such an intelligent walrus. Perhaps someday man will recognize the genius of our walrus brethren over that of the dolphins... before it's too late.

    • @pouncebaratheon4178
      @pouncebaratheon4178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What do you mean specifically when you say "6 quark formations determine all the atoms in our universe"? You can create any atomic nucleus with just two types of quarks, the up and the down. It's true that six types of quarks exist, but the other four aren't components of atoms, so if you're including them you may as well include the rest of the standard model particles, which brings us to 17. Six quarks, 3 leptons, 3 neutrinos, and 5 bosons. Most of them are important in some way in atomic interactions or nucleosynthesis, except maybe the 4 largest quarks and the two largest leptons and neutrinos (though because of neutrino oscillations you'd end up with all three coming from certain decays).

    • @drsonyjoseph2284
      @drsonyjoseph2284 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Incongruous Walrus

    • @pouncebaratheon4178
      @pouncebaratheon4178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** You're right! Thank you.

    • @CartoonKidOLLY
      @CartoonKidOLLY 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't you mean Rutherford's model of the atom is outdated?

  • @markjparr
    @markjparr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I live just up the road from Lord Rayleigh's home in Terling, Essex, UK, and it's great to see the recognition of his work, explained briefly, but perfectly. For the record the double noble prize winners observatory, and laboratory is still there untouched, left as he left it in 1919. Keep up the great work, and get the youth fascinated about the physical world.

  • @janmacek5672
    @janmacek5672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hi. I am several years late to the party, but this blonde-blue hair is absolutely flawlessly perfect. I also like the enthusiasm and happyness in these older video. Newer ones are imo more "scientific", more concrete, less broad so the topic is told more precisely and the professional level is higher there, but this older inner fire was just somethin' else.

    • @DemPilafian
      @DemPilafian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are you blind? Her hair is ultraviolet.

    • @JuanRamirez-zk9lt
      @JuanRamirez-zk9lt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely a balance is needed

  • @tibees
    @tibees 7 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    I love physics

    • @ahmad138
      @ahmad138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I adore PHYSICS 💗 💓

    • @Astrochronic
      @Astrochronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then you should patronize another channel. Because this girl doesnt get it.

    • @Astrochronic
      @Astrochronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ahmad138 SIMP.

    • @ahmad138
      @ahmad138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Astrochronic why thou?

    • @ahmad138
      @ahmad138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Astrochronic shut the f*** up

  • @slep5039
    @slep5039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    "When you switch a plus to a minus" lol true, or adding a random natural log somewhere to make something line up with the graph

    • @drakan4769
      @drakan4769 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I bet when he made the theory Einstein was like "ok... what if I square c then?... yeah that seems to work I'll go with that"

    • @Sam_on_YouTube
      @Sam_on_YouTube 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      E=mc^2 came from playing around with the algebra of the formulas for special relativity. Special Relativity was one of the 5 major papers of Einstein's Miracle Year in 1905. Another one, which likely seemed to him more of a minor corollary, showed that as a consequence of that theory, E=mc^2. Although that way of writing it is actually just a special case for objects with no momentum and wasn't even the main way he expressed the conclusion.
      Incidentally, the paper mentioned in this video by Einstein was his work on the Photoelectric Effect, also written in 1905. They have him the Nobel Prize for that one because they didn't at the time award the prize for theory and that was the work he did that had the most practical impact on engineering physics. It was highly controversial and he didn't get the prize until he was already well recognized as the greatest physicist since Newton. When he got it, he said "finally" and didn't even bother showing up to the award ceremony.

    • @michaelsommers2356
      @michaelsommers2356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Drakan R Actually, if you don't use the square of some velocity, the units don't work.

    • @aajjeee
      @aajjeee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If the relation between 2 quantities is logarithmic, the graph will not be eloquent, but using a logarithmic scale will reveal the "linearity" of the relation

    • @slep5039
      @slep5039 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drakan R Haha seems about right

  • @LookingGlassUniverse
    @LookingGlassUniverse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Yay, I loved this! And the message at the end about being wrong is one of those things people don't like to emphasis about science but it's crucial.

    • @number1RabidPlatypus
      @number1RabidPlatypus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Looking Glass Universe both of you guys are great teachers on TH-cam!

    • @TheTomBevis
      @TheTomBevis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you can't admit that you're wrong after new evidence is found, then you're wrong. A good scientist will shake the hand of the person who presented the new evidence and thank him for proving his hypothesis wrong.

    • @gladitsnotme
      @gladitsnotme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      agreed. whenever i meet an atheist scientist i just smile and walk away. everything we know about the earth & universe, from invisible photons and UV rays, to radio waves from deep space points towards "the supernatural" and intelligent life being distinct possibilities.

    • @Astrochronic
      @Astrochronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and ironic, because she is so wrong though so much of this...lmao Girl brains...

    • @Astrochronic
      @Astrochronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gladitsnotme Good point. Atheists cannot be objective. They have prejudicely discounted an ontologically necessary and sound premise simply to appease their own egos. There is no other reason anyone is an atheist. It is ego worship. Pure and simple. No exceptions.

  • @ronaldderooij1774
    @ronaldderooij1774 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    In fact Max Planck did realise what he did immediately. He felt deeply depressed about it, but did it anyway. He indeed quantified light.

  • @TR123
    @TR123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Came for my physics homework, stayed for the hair.

  • @upandatom
    @upandatom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    beautiful video :) love the new hair! Purple suits you ;)

  • @TheFranchfry
    @TheFranchfry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video is excellent, all the way around. Production, ease of understanding, visual aids, humor, seriousness, depth of content, and length. I greatly appreciate the work put into this, Thank You ALL!

  • @pozzowon
    @pozzowon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Still one of my favorite videos... So simple, yet so precise explaining such a relevant concept...

  • @agerven
    @agerven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One glorious highspeed journey through the history of quantum mechanics. Great and thank you!
    I'm missing Neils Bohr in the story, but nice to get Lord Raleigh and the ultraviolet catastrophe, i never heard actually something interesting on that before. Very nice and admirable how you jump around like a superexited ultraviolet quantum!
    Exciting and educational video!

  • @veritasium
    @veritasium 7 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    Snatoms!

    • @hypercoder6577
      @hypercoder6577 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hello there! I love your channel!

    • @katzen3314
      @katzen3314 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What about them?

    • @connorblake2927
      @connorblake2927 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IKR I wonder if she had the expansion or the standard glucose set :)
      Interesting use a hydrogen atom - electron?? what?

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      you know it.

    • @gamermana9468
      @gamermana9468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      VERATASIUM HIMSELF

  • @daleykun
    @daleykun 7 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    Your hair is so dope!

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Daley I didn't notice the blue part.

    • @HiThere-qu2tf
      @HiThere-qu2tf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ITS SOO COOOL!!

    • @TheRipler
      @TheRipler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No wonder we missed it, ultraviolet is beyond the range of human sight.

    • @thomaschase1719
      @thomaschase1719 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daley I mistook it for the lighting until I saw this reply. The unpredictable and charming nature of people, is it partially influenced by the sub atomic particles they're comprised of?

    • @InnovationBlast
      @InnovationBlast 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was literally going to comment this

  • @mikeraines7268
    @mikeraines7268 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always, great video. I've been hooked on your vids since the very first one I saw. Keep up the good work and I've got to say it, love the hair.

  • @johnt.inscrutable1545
    @johnt.inscrutable1545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your channel is great. I enjoy the geekiness of your enthusiasm for science and sharing science. Thanks!

  • @magicalpencil
    @magicalpencil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    the speedo on my car was broken so I took it to my local quantum mechanics, now I can't find the car

    • @sleazybtd
      @sleazybtd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It might still be broken or it might be fixed. You won't know until you look inside the shop.

    • @SanketBerde
      @SanketBerde 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Your speedo wasn't broken, The reading it showed was not relative to your frame of reference.

    • @ericp.9497
      @ericp.9497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You left it parked in a different sample space.

    • @ericp.9497
      @ericp.9497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As was "sample space" my love.

    • @locutusdborg126
      @locutusdborg126 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You are "probably" looking in the wrong place.

  • @NestanSvensk
    @NestanSvensk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is some great editing in this video. And the material was really interesting too! I had no idea that Planck's quanta was just a lucky accident.

  • @sakthigeek2458
    @sakthigeek2458 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is by far the best video physics girl..I would love to see more of your videos like this by starting from history of science to its present state..Great fan of you by the way..Keep rocking and physicing...

  • @djsavic6746
    @djsavic6746 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quite informative video and very simple to follow. Thank you. Keep up the awesome work you're doing.

  • @MirorR3fl3ction
    @MirorR3fl3ction 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The pacing in this video is 10/10! Awesome video :) out of curiosity did you starting making the video before or after your got the new hair colour? :P

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Awesome! thanks for the pacing feedback. Before. purely coincidence. I'm not that good at planning. Also I just love the color purple.

    • @johnstoner2
      @johnstoner2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It looks great!

    • @fletchy88
      @fletchy88 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Physics Girl i love you

  • @pauligrossinoz
    @pauligrossinoz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A refreshingly different way of looking at physics!
    I wish I could give it 10 thumbs ups.

    • @the_sophile
      @the_sophile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i will give one like

    • @lyrimetacurl0
      @lyrimetacurl0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can go on other accounts or share

  • @garielmartir9876
    @garielmartir9876 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love you, Physics Girl! Nice video. I would love to see more of QMs.

  • @liammargetts
    @liammargetts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so happy, I've been given this video to watch for my A levels, to further myself in education I need to watch a TH-cam channel I enjoy... Incredible

  • @sicfxmusic
    @sicfxmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Ultraviolet Girl

  • @sam21462
    @sam21462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    1:48 - So, in 100+ years we have moved from the silliness of things being made up of things vibrating like springs to our more enlightened view of things being made up of things vibrating like strings.

    • @studentpremium7826
      @studentpremium7826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      most underrated comment

    • @michaelcherokee8906
      @michaelcherokee8906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont understand what you mean. What was the silliness a 100+ years ago?

    • @sam21462
      @sam21462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelcherokee8906 - She explains it at 1:48 Back then it was postulated that everything was made of very small vibrating springs. Now, the popular theory (String Theory) postulates that at its base level everything is made of vibrating strings. It struck me as funny that the only difference in the two is a single letter. You change a "p" to a "t" and springs becomes strings. How far we have come. 😂🤣😂🤣

    • @michaelcherokee8906
      @michaelcherokee8906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sam21462 I guess I was distracted at 1:48 then. Also, I didnt even notice the difference between 'spring' and 'string', I thought you said the same thing twice nd were marvelling at how there's no difference.

    • @sam21462
      @sam21462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelcherokee8906 - The part where it was so easy to think that I had said the same thing twice is the part that I find absolutely marvelous. 100 years of brilliant minds rolling out equation after equation that I will never come close to understanding and in the end they just changed one letter.
      Please note, this is simply meant as humor and is by no means a correct examination of the situation. In fact, it is a grotesquely distorted examination of the situation. 😁

  • @Seapatico
    @Seapatico 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the greatest thing. So excited about your videos!

  • @davidchapman3228
    @davidchapman3228 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always enjoy your videos... Thank You.

  • @connorblake2927
    @connorblake2927 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    OMG She used Snatoms at 1:48!!!!

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      nice catch.

    • @Mr_ToR
      @Mr_ToR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've been watching your videos since Derek introduced you in his channel.
      Nice touch with the snatoms :-)

    • @mohammedilyas7561
      @mohammedilyas7561 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Physics Girl

  • @Artie_D
    @Artie_D 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, Dianna for creating these amazing videos, for me it's like iTunesU physics video lectures but in more compact format -:) I hope I'll being able to hook up my daughter on your videos to get her interested in physics before she will be having her Physics classes next year -:)

  • @awkward-stranger
    @awkward-stranger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so helpful, you really have a talent for explaining so all can understand. Thank you

  • @gomezalejandrog
    @gomezalejandrog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You explained this better than 90% of the other videos I found.
    Thank You

  • @liranpiade4499
    @liranpiade4499 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Ultraviolet...
    Hey, your hair's extremely violet, or, may I say, ultraviolet?

  • @DabiDavs
    @DabiDavs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks Dianna, this will help me with my chemistry tests. Nice UV hair!

    • @CrankyPantss
      @CrankyPantss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Warrior Son don't be like that. There are plenty of TH-cam channels that invite and welcome comments like that. This isn't one of them. Dianna is an intelligent woman who enjoys physics and has a good time teaching it to the physics-curious. If you don't enjoy her message, why can't you just go elsewhere rather than stay here to insult?

  • @UltimateHandler
    @UltimateHandler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have so much respect for you, PhysicsGirl! :) You're awesome!

  • @jada589
    @jada589 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THANK YOU!! I’ve been looking for a good video that thoroughly explains this for hours. Just in time for my test

  • @rurutuM
    @rurutuM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    So when am I going to able to use a quantum computer to run crysis?

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You can do that now, but there's no point. Quantum computers only surpass classical ones in matters of combinatorics.

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *****
      Not really. There's far more matrix arithmetic and matrix algebra involved in a GPU's work than combinatorics.

    • @pinkgoergefloyd8340
      @pinkgoergefloyd8340 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +IceMetalPunk no, it does, it needs to run with 64 gigabytes of DDR4 Ram, a quad core CPU and graphics that can render and de pixelate

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oscar Horsey
      I'm not sure what any of that has to do with quantum computing?

    • @pinkgoergefloyd8340
      @pinkgoergefloyd8340 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +IceMetalPunk quantum computer - 👎🏼

  • @enderallygolem
    @enderallygolem 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Don't black holes
    absorb (obviously)
    emit (hawking radiation)
    and doesn't reflect?

    • @SebastianLopez-nh1rr
      @SebastianLopez-nh1rr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Ender Golem Yes, but the blacbody is more of a thought experiment, different from a blackhole (although, as you pointed out, they have things in common).

    • @BlackBirdJacobo
      @BlackBirdJacobo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Ender Golem Hawking radiation isn't actually emited by the black hole,. It's just fotons that it failed to absorb.

    • @happmacdonald
      @happmacdonald 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Jacobo Pindado To an outside observer, in every sense the "phenomena" of the black hole did emit the radiation. Also, the exact wavelength of the radiation measured by an observer does match the exact temperature of the black hole (matching the entropy load defined by it's mass) from the frame of reference of that observer predicted by Planck's law.

    • @radzewicz
      @radzewicz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's just what Hawkins et al said when they showed that black holes have temperature.

  • @stefaniasmanio5857
    @stefaniasmanio5857 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your work!!

  • @AnelorGalor
    @AnelorGalor 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely done and so positive. I bookmarked that right away in my motivational folder!

  • @gnagyusa
    @gnagyusa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! Actually, the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics is fairly intuitive. It's pretty much the only one that is sensible.
    E.g. it's not that the electron gets locked down to a single position when you measure it, but you and your measuring equipment get "entangled" with the electron, so you only observe the electron at that specific location.
    The electron still exists at its other possible locations, but you can't observe it.

    • @metis9692
      @metis9692 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No.

  • @davidb5205
    @davidb5205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    You know, in light of that really idiotic Cape Town 'decolonize science/science must fall' video that was trending recently, this is a really fantastic episode.
    Science is much deeper than facts and theories. It is a frame of mind. *When the observation does not match the theory, one changes the theory NOT the observation.* And this is an idea I've carried over to other parts of my life. For example: when someone presents facts and statistics that challenge my deeply held beliefs and narrative, my beliefs/narrative has to change NOT the facts. Because in the pursuit of truth, one should put aside ego, irrationality, and presuppositions for repeatable, observable, and objective answers. And that's something that those UCT students could use in spades.

    • @davidb5205
      @davidb5205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anyway, I went on a tangent without really commenting on the video. Loved it. Although it did seem a little jumpier than usual. Maybe I only recently noticed.

    • @locutusdborg126
      @locutusdborg126 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are correct, David. Science is methodological naturalism, a way of looking at the world around us.

    • @rushthezeppelin
      @rushthezeppelin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But you still haven't explained how the witch doctor can call down a bolt of lightning............/sarc

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rushthezeppelin It's a rule on the list somewhere; don't piss off a witch doctor; they have their ways. "I didn't go to eight years of witch doctor school for nothing!"

    • @wren7195
      @wren7195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@geraldfrost4710 I laughed at this far more than I should've, thanks for making a brighter day

  • @donaldolin4616
    @donaldolin4616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are always interesting and informing. Thank you.

  • @mikeraines7268
    @mikeraines7268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always, an awesome video. Please never stop making them and,
    I love the hair, 😍.
    I really enjoy your work and continue to tell as many people that i can to, at least, let their children watch something good for them.

  • @Lolwutdesu9000
    @Lolwutdesu9000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Physics girl, what sort of audience do you make your videos for? High school kids, uni undergraduates, or junior school?

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      myself when i was in high school. physics curious.

    • @Lolwutdesu9000
      @Lolwutdesu9000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Cool, just wondering :) thanks for answering!

    • @epicblade9445
      @epicblade9445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I like your new hair color. It looks awesome! Great video BTW!

    • @sleazybtd
      @sleazybtd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I'm going to guess her target audience is ultra-religious young Earth creationists.

    • @Lolwutdesu9000
      @Lolwutdesu9000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I teach physics in high school. I've taught kids just out of junior school who are already aware of cutting edge science. Granted, this is rare, but it does happen. Some kids are just that passionate about science and now, with the Internet, they can find out about this stuff easily.

  • @laxmandass6946
    @laxmandass6946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That "what ever.. Physicists" had me laughing.

  • @XepheroiX
    @XepheroiX 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    @physicsgirl i just want to say your are a great inspiration to me im a senior in hs and im about to go to college for physics and i just want to say thank you so much for all you do

  • @stefaniasmanio5857
    @stefaniasmanio5857 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really great! Clear and funny as well. I'll show it to my students!

  • @AngelusPortillus
    @AngelusPortillus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Science isn't fixed facts", glad you said this. Religious fanatics always try to point out how science can be wrong and I'm always like "well duh."

  • @iNuchalHead
    @iNuchalHead 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I understand why her hair relates to physics.

  • @ernanijunior7963
    @ernanijunior7963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, Dianna, you're so adorable and the questions you make us think about are really amazing. Physics is one of my favorite subjects and you explain it with such grace, humour and simplicity, although the complexity of nature.

  • @NotThatBob
    @NotThatBob 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done video. Very fun to watch.

  • @KevinVerstegen
    @KevinVerstegen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If I could get a cookie every time I was wrong... I would have black hair. -Quantum Physics

  • @kowjackyow7585
    @kowjackyow7585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You're a treasure Dianna!
    (Physics 101 lessons are just over so I'm re-watching the old Physics Girl's stuff)

  • @ShyGuySpirit
    @ShyGuySpirit 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this channel. Learning new things is awesome.

  • @nidurnevets
    @nidurnevets 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good explanation! Thanks!

  • @thiagomartins4992
    @thiagomartins4992 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    BEST PHYSICS CHANNEL OF TH-cam!

  • @LeandroLima81
    @LeandroLima81 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the energy and jokes :-)

  • @konjaleo
    @konjaleo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    very good! probably one of the best videos on the subject!

  • @Szobiz
    @Szobiz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG OMG OMG
    I LOVED YOUR CHANNEL THE MOMENT I SAW A VIDEO!
    AWESOME WORK!

  • @RolandWolf
    @RolandWolf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love the hair! I fully support hair colors in the heigh frequencies.

  • @999sian
    @999sian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Lol i we just overd this in our A Level Physics Class

    • @physicsgirl
      @physicsgirl  7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Isn't it nice when TH-cam matches up with life? What did they teach in the class?

    • @999sian
      @999sian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Photoelectic Effect. About Electrons being exted by electons or photons and emiting photons when the electons deexcited. useing the Equations E=hf and c=fλ. The teacher is pretty bad. it Nice having someone on youtube to explain it.

    • @UltimateTobi
      @UltimateTobi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't understand a word but, nice!

  • @himanshusingh-er7dd
    @himanshusingh-er7dd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cleared my doubts! Thankyou so much.

  • @ShalK423
    @ShalK423 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing explanation. Thanks

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 7 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Anyone else think she needs to add red to the top of her head with green and yellow part way down?

    • @lapatron555
      @lapatron555 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please get verified

    • @kashfyzul93
      @kashfyzul93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      oh my Cody from cody's lab Ur vids r good

    • @C0deH0wler
      @C0deH0wler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Meh. Hey, Cody. Meh.

    • @chowderstevens9375
      @chowderstevens9375 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Cody'sLab your videos suck but your comments are worse

    • @shakesmctremens178
      @shakesmctremens178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wanna know who the snake wrangler was.

  • @ZeugmaP
    @ZeugmaP 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For those who understand French and want to know more about the UV Catastrophe and Quantum mechanics, I recommend a channel named "e-penser"

    • @youngbloodbear9662
      @youngbloodbear9662 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZeugmaPowa cool ill check it out. J'ai etudié français pour 2 ans, mais c'est tres facile pour moi.

    • @5erazoR
      @5erazoR 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Il y a mieux, il y a quelques vidéos de conférences/cours d’Étienne Klein qui sans rentrer dans les mathématiques explique les problématiques et donne un contexte historique intéressant.

  • @jinx2873
    @jinx2873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This made me fall in love with Physics all over again. Thank you.

  • @fjbayt
    @fjbayt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The term "Ultra-violet Catastrophe" was first used by Paul Ehrenfest in 1911 talking about the Rayleigh Jeans law from 1905 and his attempts from 1903 to 1906 to solve the blackbody radiation problem using classical physics , Planck's work is from late 1900, but Planck was aware of a first try from Rayleigh from early that year (in 1900). So the catastrophe was solved before it was discovered... It was more like the desperation from those who couldnt accept the new quantum approach of physics. But i guess it wouldnt make a catchy soundbyte...

  • @MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs
    @MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    At 37°C, she's glowing hot! 😍

    • @Kharnellius
      @Kharnellius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not gonna lie...thought the same thing, lol. Love her enthusiasm! Go Physics Girl!

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bangin' AND brilliant!

  • @TheConnor12500
    @TheConnor12500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The gorgeous natural blonde hair is partially gone more importantly.

    • @sub0fathom
      @sub0fathom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey haha her hair is just as gorgeous now.

    • @rurutuM
      @rurutuM 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph X its for the theme of this video

    • @QuietMikeW
      @QuietMikeW 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Her hair makes her look like those insane sjw/feminists, which she can't be because she's smart and attractive.

    • @sub0fathom
      @sub0fathom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** Exactly haha she isn't so it shouldn't matter. Just because insane sjw/feminists tend to have that hair color shouldn't mean that they should be the ONLY ones that can have it. It doesn't look bad inherently.

    • @JerehmiaBoaz
      @JerehmiaBoaz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +Mike Wilhelm If I were a woman and I'd have to put up with morons like you every day I'd be an insane sjw/feminist too. Grow up.

  • @ManojKashyap-ow8mw
    @ManojKashyap-ow8mw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way you explains is very good keep going .....

  • @mirandaalksnis2445
    @mirandaalksnis2445 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video~ the only one i could find which made ANY sense to me on the subject!

  • @jedihorjus
    @jedihorjus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    One could say that your hair is a... _Violet Catastrophe_.
    (it actually looks nice I just had to make that joke)

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The weird part is she said 'a violet catastophy' in the video LITERALLY a second after I read your comm, making it all clear. Damn weirdest synchronicity o.O.

    • @ScienceByMike
      @ScienceByMike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now I wonder if she did that on purpose

    • @d.e.b.b5788
      @d.e.b.b5788 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps the color is called violet catastrophe. Women's products often have weird names. Just look at all the make up names used for their colors.

  • @pdaphuulz8219
    @pdaphuulz8219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    somehow it's not until 5 minutes-in that i notice the hair color.

    • @leomadero562
      @leomadero562 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      i know ts such a violet catastrophe ;)
      sorry

    • @manuelnagore4409
      @manuelnagore4409 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Out.

    • @rjsmith6698
      @rjsmith6698 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      P DaPhuuLz .....don't feel bad, i didn't notice it at all, until i read your comment.

  • @avyaanverma2779
    @avyaanverma2779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tbh This was a relief lecture I now finally understand about ultraviolet catastrophe.Thank you Physics Girl

  • @anandshinde9941
    @anandshinde9941 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos Physics Girl. I always show your video to my daughter. I hope someday she will develop interest in Physics like you.

  • @canister0
    @canister0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Man, I could watch her speak all day long

  • @jjptech
    @jjptech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    your hair makes you look hot... no, really, it looks like a 11000k black body

    • @jjptech
      @jjptech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so beautyful

    • @datnguyenthe8300
      @datnguyenthe8300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jesus Palacios but she's white tho...

    • @thegreatr3dbeard153
      @thegreatr3dbeard153 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Hey now, she was gorgeous even without the purple.
      Search your feelings, you know it's true.

    • @calebray8581
      @calebray8581 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jesus Palacios I'd say even hotter... like 25000°k or more

    • @Thwapwhacket
      @Thwapwhacket 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      11000k = 11,000,000. I'll assume you meant 11,000 K which is a measure of temperature and is roughly equivalent to that on the surface of our sun. (the coldest part of the sun)

  • @Phrenotopia
    @Phrenotopia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the colour you dyed your hair with. I love violet and indigo.
    Also: This is was a very well done and interesting video! New stuff learned once again!

  • @4n2earth22
    @4n2earth22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb presentation of an amazing topic. Understanding has been expanded.
    Contextual realization(s) of the quantum idea(s) that are currently favored are beginning to shed light {pun intended} on the true nature of nature. Bravo! More like this one, please.

  • @wesfin
    @wesfin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    If you measure the electron and find where it is, then how do you know that it could have been anywhere, when you've measured its exact location? In other words how do you know there's a probability cloud anyway?

    • @wesfin
      @wesfin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll probably just google it if no one responds lol

    • @tzimmermann
      @tzimmermann 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Look for Young's double slit experiment which showed the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics.

    • @IceeeTee
      @IceeeTee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The double slit experiment shows that one particle can interfere with itself. this is accomplished by being in two places at once (kinda). However if the electron is "observed" then the interference pattern disappears. See any of the many videos on the double slit experiment for more info :)

    • @wesfin
      @wesfin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the clarification

    • @cliffharris6835
      @cliffharris6835 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd have to think that the double slit answer is more like a energy splatter that causes the interference.

  • @mr.einhorn5666
    @mr.einhorn5666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    violett... hehe^^ violett hairs... hehe^^ katastrophe...

    • @jonathanschossig1276
      @jonathanschossig1276 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nerdymon *violet *catastrophe

    • @mr.einhorn5666
      @mr.einhorn5666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      were're scientist not gramma nazis

    • @WORLDMAGIC5555
      @WORLDMAGIC5555 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scientists can write.

    • @AlchemistOfNirnroot
      @AlchemistOfNirnroot 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      We're not writers. The closest thing to being a physicist is a mathematician.

    • @WORLDMAGIC5555
      @WORLDMAGIC5555 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually not,the closest thing to being a physicist is a philosopher

  • @mohammedilyas7561
    @mohammedilyas7561 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dear Dianna
    best explanation keep it up

  • @jaypastrana416
    @jaypastrana416 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video elaboeates for the whole spectrum of the universe, and it is impresive.. And perhaps this explains the spectrum you're emanating Ms. Cowern, you're extatic for science,as do we all.. Keep up the great job of explaining science.

  • @Allan_aka_RocKITEman
    @Allan_aka_RocKITEman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    _"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real."_ *-- Niels Bohr*

    • @lyrimetacurl0
      @lyrimetacurl0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But they're hyper-real 😆

  • @Youezor
    @Youezor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Why half of the messages are about her hair?

    • @Grubiantoll
      @Grubiantoll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      because they look great,
      And the color of the hair lines up with the story, in case soem wievers are too mesmerised with her appealing looks , color of her hair links them back to the story.

    • @baruchben-david4196
      @baruchben-david4196 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why not?

    • @zandemen
      @zandemen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've only read about 50 messages and I've seen 3 about her hair, maybe the rest are in a quantum state so I didn't see them?

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      because it's a new look for the lady. smart ladies can look good too, ya know!

  • @trambakphysik7
    @trambakphysik7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video!

  • @davidwvalentine8024
    @davidwvalentine8024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always awesome!

  • @MilanKarakas
    @MilanKarakas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fifty five hundred = 55100 :D Just a joke. I always say five thousands and five hundreds...

    • @seancannon2193
      @seancannon2193 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      5,005 hundreds? so 500,500? At least that's one meaning that can take :P

    • @MilanKarakas
      @MilanKarakas 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      When listening to an american, any time you hear ## hundred, just append two zeros. So Fifty Five Hundred = 5,500.

    • @MilanKarakas
      @MilanKarakas 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know. But still it sounds strange to me (I am from Croatia, and format of numbers are different).

    • @seancannon2193
      @seancannon2193 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't worry, we think it sounds odd too. I've always said it as five thousand five hundred. I've also regularly heard people who say it as 55 hundred say 55 thousand (not necessarily the same 55 at the beginning, but for example...) then get themselves confused trying to figure between what they said and what they thought lol.

  • @BlackEpyon
    @BlackEpyon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So if you teach science class as a series of facts to be memorized, you're doing it wrong. Teach the method of science, and your students will always be self correcting.

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I taught the trees in my yard what happens when they are wrong. It's amazing how inspirational fire can be! Now I have self-trimming trees.

  • @jwestney2859
    @jwestney2859 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dianna, I freakin' love your video! I messed in mind-bending physics as an undergrad decades ago. In my spare time I still try to come closer to actually understanding the physics that underlies chemistry and everything else. So why do I love your vid? 1) Great explanations with engaging storytelling. 2) Dry humor. You never laugh out loud, but to an attentive listener, it is hilarious! 3) I can use your vid to show my daughter how to be awesome. Learn science -- it is fascinating and fun. You can be a storyteller, videographer, a teacher, and an active participant in the life of humans in this fascinating universe!

  • @ScaVeZZaClave
    @ScaVeZZaClave 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your work

  • @deltablues24
    @deltablues24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    everybody in the comment section talking about the hair color.. guys she just talked about the foundation of quantum mechanics like seriously the hair color is more important than that? I am not saying that it is bad but you can just appreciate it without bringing it up and focus on the active topic..

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Parallax and this is why reality TV exists. Due to Morons.

  • @MindLaboratory
    @MindLaboratory 7 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Learn something watching a fun, interesting video by an intelligent female. Then read comments, >50% about how she looks. Sigh.

  • @ErnstKotze
    @ErnstKotze 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful video. I loved it.

  • @bricecannon5461
    @bricecannon5461 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video!