Quantum mechanics by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
Quantum mechanics is quite a broad term. Perhaps it is best to start approaching it from the division into:
Mathematics: there are a few models of increasing precision which could all be called "quantum mechanics":
Ciro Santilli feels that the largest technological revolutions since the 1950's have been quantum related, and will continue to be for a while, from deeper understanding of chemistry and materials to quantum computing, understanding and controlling quantum systems is where the most interesting frontier of technology lies.
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The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
. Source. When a young Ciro Santilli played Worms Armageddon, he almost shat himself of laughter when he first threw a Holy Grenade. Little did he know it was actually a Monty Python reference.
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Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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The Insulting Frenchman scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Execution in Russia by Monty Python
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Ministry of Silly Walks
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Point particle by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
This idealization does not seems to be possible at all in the context of Maxwell's equations with pointlike particles.
PlanetMath by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
Joe Corneli, of of the contributors, mentions this in a cool-sounding "Peeragogy" context at metameso.org/~joe/:
I earned my doctorate at The Open University in Milton Keynes, with a thesis focused on peer produced support for peer learning in the mathematics domain. The main case study was planetmath.org; the ideas also informed the development of “Peeragogy”.

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