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Buckyballs have mass, yet exhibit wave interference. We can make them bigger and bigger, and focus them as if they classically popped into existence. I wonder
by steve76 7y ago
Buckyballs have mass, yet exhibit wave interference. We can make them bigger and bigger, and focus them as if they classically popped into existence.
I wonder if it holds up on very large scales, like if we can cover an atmosphere, or a star in one. What would that mean? Elements now are just variations of carbon structures?
And could we at that level build a virtual one? Develop some exotic particle in the atmosphere, get really precise at moving it around, and model the entire Earth, Solar System or Galaxy as interactions as fullerenes?
Just thinking.
- steve76 7y agoAnother thought is medical applications. Imagine if we get good enough to shoot a beam of them like a chest x-ray or a mri. The wave collapses everywhere except inside artery blockages or tumors, and you have non-invasive treatments and therapeutic imaging.