There is nothing as exclusive Quantum Phenomena. The laws of nature are the same in all reference frames.
– by Basudeba Mishra
Modern science is built upon the relics of the past. And modern scientists are superstitious enough not to give up the so-called “established theories” even after they are found to be wrong. One example is SUSY. Even after its existence was completely ruled out by LHC, it is on the path of revival. There is hardly any book or paper on science, where it doesn’t talk of scientists or their discoveries in superlative terms, though it is superfluous to the context. This makes modern science fictional. One example is quantum tunneling, which we will discuss.
The macro replicates the micro (यद्ब्रह्माण्डे तत् पिण्डे). One major misunderstanding in modern science is related to wave particle duality (द्वैतभाव). Duality is inherent in nature (अनवर्णे इमे भूमी – तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम्). For example, if you look at the pen in front of you, what you “see” is the radiation emanating from it in wave form and striking your eyes, which is carried to your brain for processing. You do not “see” the “pen” that emites radiation. But when you hold the pen, you cut down the radiation and hold the particle that emits radiation. What you “see” (wave) is different from what you hold (particle). There is no way to describe something directly – by observing (seeing waves) or by experiencing the stress generated (holding particle) or its resistance to acceleration alone. If you see and describe, you will describe radiating waves. If you hold and describe, you will describe the mass of the particle. Individually, these are partial definitions (तमिदन्द्रं सन्तमिन्द्र इत्याचक्षते परोक्षेण – ऐतरेयोपनिषत् – 3-14). Thet can be described fully only indirectly – by combining both aspects (परोक्षप्रिया इव हि देवाः प्रत्यक्षद्विषः – शतपथब्राह्मणम् 14-6-10-2).
A particle does not behave both as a particle and a wave simultaneously – it (the particle) moves in a wavy path due to bow-shock effect (तिरश्चीनो विततो रश्मिरेषाम् अधः स्विदासीत् उपरि स्विदासीत् – ऋग्वेदः – 10-129-5). There is no true void in the universe (नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः – गीता – 2-16). When a boat is pushed in still water, it faces resistance in front. This pushes the boat up only to come down due to its density difference (विष्टम्भकत्व). This traces a wavy path (तिरश्चीनो) till resistance of the medium brings it to a halt. The universe was created in this process. The same thing happens in the quantum world also. When pure energy moves through a field, it passes the momentum only like a sea wave. When a particle moves through a field, based on the field strength, it traces a wavy path provided that it has lower density than the medium (यो जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्यौकाः – ऋग्वेदः – 5-44-14).
The so-called quantum tunneling is not a quantum phenomenon, but a universal phenomenon. It is related to the scale (परिमाण). Think of a strainer straining tea. The liquid and dust pass through the strainer, while the tea leaves cannot pass through it. The same thing happens in the micro world also. However, due to misunderstanding of the mechanism and introduce weirdness as a novelty, it has been sensationalized unnecessarily.
One example often given to describe tunneling as an exclusive phenomenon is as follows: Suppose an electron has to cross a potential barrier that is much higher than the energy carried by its wave. In regions where the potential energy is higher than the wave’s energy, the amplitude of the wave decays exponentially. If the region is narrow enough, the wave can have a non-zero amplitude on the other side. Hence, it is said that we have a non-zero probability of finding the particle on the other side of the barrier, which is classically impossible. Now, think of a boat trying to cross a channel. If the channel is narrow enough, the boat cannot cross. But if the boat is narrow enough, it can easily cross over. Again it is a matter of scale – not separate law for the quantum world. The example of a ball or a cyclist climbing the top of a hill is misleading.
Or look at a fan regulator. It regulates the flow of electric energy. It can bring the fan to zero also. In that position, the fan will not move unless there is a lose contact and the electricity leaks. If there are perfect insulators, the electric current cannot pass through.
Another example often cited is fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form helium in Sun’s core. Most hydrogen atoms in the Sun’s core don’t have enough energy to overcome the Coulomb barrier – forces of repulsion of their positive charges. Coulomb’s Law is partially correct, as it can’t explain interaction between a charged body and a charge neutral body. Also two negative charges co-exist (निरर्थक – I can explain all phenomena involving negative charge interacton). But when opposite charges interact, it can lead to two different results (अग्निर्जागार तमृचः कामयन्ते ऽग्निर्जागार तमु सामानियन्ति – ऋग्वेदः – 5-44-15). If the charges interact totally, it leads to creation of an isotop (पुष्टिकर) formation of a neutron. If they interact partially (with the nucleous and the electron having independent, but related existence), it leads to creation of a new atom (सृष्टिकर) – formation of a proton. The only condition is the mass of the negative charge must be smaller than the positive charge (अग्निर्जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्यौकाः – ऋग्वेदः – 5-44-15).
It is postulated that when two hydrogen nuclei interact, they tunnel through the remaining barrier to fuse together. However, not all nuclei will tunnel – only some will. Here the behavior is due to the strong force. Think of two positively charged up quarks sticking together inside a proton. They do not tunnel through. Like wave-particle duality, electric charge also is an unequal combination of both positive and negative charges. Just like there are no magnetic monopoles, electric charge also always is a mixture of both (आकृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेश्शयन्नमृतम्मर्त्यञ्च – यजुर्वेदः 33-43), though in a different way. For example, proton has less than +1 positive charge. Neutron has a little negative charge. Those these have been detected in many experiments, those were suppressed. I have theoretically deduced the exact charges. These enable then to interact with each other.
(to be continued)