Late at night, the world can look fuzzy to tired eyes. Thankfully, a pair of reading glasses or a good night’s sleep will make things clear again. However, in the quantum world there is a fundamental fuzziness that cannot be fixed so easily. This fuzziness is known as Heisenberg uncertainty. Remarkably, this same quantum fuzziness is also responsible for keeping matter itself from collapsing on itself. It’s hard to wrap your mind around—tired or not.
On Wednesday, December 11, join Dr. James K. Thompson for LIVE@Frost Science: Quantum Fuzziness and Quantum Certainty, guaranteed to bring the quantum world into sharper focus. Thompson, a professor at JILA & the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, will share how quantum scientists around the world are harnessing quantum fuzziness—and quantum certainty—to help give you driving directions, measure the flow of time, and even probe the existence of undiscovered particles.
LIVE@Frost Science: Quantum Fuzziness and Quantum Certainty is presented in partnership with Florida International University (FIU) with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Admission is complimentary. Tickets are limited to four per transaction. Program will take place inside the Frost Planetarium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program starts promptly at 7:00 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served. Food and beverage will be available for purchase prior to the event.
Please note registration to the event does not include museum admission. Museum exhibitions close at 6:00 p.m.
Dr. James Thompson
Professor at JILA and the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Physics.
Parking Instructions
- Onsite parking is available in the museum garage for $8 flat rate starting at 6:00 p.m.