Deconstructing spookiness: Emergent Quantum Mechanics explains the quantum world

 

From tunnelling to entanglement, the world of quantum mechanics describes a diverse array of seemingly bizarre behaviours which only emerge on the very smallest of scales. Yet Professor Theo van Holten at the Delft University of Technology believes that the physics required to describe quantum systems may not need to be nearly as exotic as many physicists currently believe. Through the principles of Emergent Quantum Mechanics he proposes new evidence that the quantum and classical worlds may not be at odds with each other; all while providing a potential explanation to one of the most pressing mysteries in particle physics.

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