atw: Re: quantum leap - sudden change from one energy state to another
- From: "Michael Lewis" <mlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 10:48:49 +1000
Petra Liverani:
> Actually, the "quantum" in quantum leap refers to a sudden change from on=
> e energy state to another within an atom. The idea of quantum leap is a s=
> udden change without intermediary steps.=20
>
> See http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=3Dquantum%20leap
But the absence of any intermediate steps is precisely because the quantum is
the minimum possible amount. Energy states are an integral number of quanta
apart.
Michael Lewis
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