Since its beginning in the early 20th century, quantum mechanics has not only challenged established scientific knowledge but also opened an ongoing debate about the categories necessary to represent natural reality. It introduced a powerful formalism for describing submicroscopic phenomena, driving major technological advances, yet an intuitive conceptual model to support this for- malism has remained elusive. Nevertheless, groundbreaking concepts such as wave-particle duality triggered the first quantum revolution, leading to inven- tions like the transistor and laser, which launched the Information and Telecom- munication Age. Now, the 21st century is entering a second quantum revolution, leveraging particle entanglement. By enabling the manipulation of individual quantum objects, this new phase is redefining computing and sensing, pushing beyond current technological limits.
Le due rivoluzioni quantistiche tra formalismo e tecnologia
Rossana Dell'Anna
2025-01-01
Abstract
Since its beginning in the early 20th century, quantum mechanics has not only challenged established scientific knowledge but also opened an ongoing debate about the categories necessary to represent natural reality. It introduced a powerful formalism for describing submicroscopic phenomena, driving major technological advances, yet an intuitive conceptual model to support this for- malism has remained elusive. Nevertheless, groundbreaking concepts such as wave-particle duality triggered the first quantum revolution, leading to inven- tions like the transistor and laser, which launched the Information and Telecom- munication Age. Now, the 21st century is entering a second quantum revolution, leveraging particle entanglement. By enabling the manipulation of individual quantum objects, this new phase is redefining computing and sensing, pushing beyond current technological limits.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
