What makes quantum physics difficult for scientists?

Well it is lack of intuition based on everyday experience. This trips people up all the time. I'll give an example that stumped me for a couple of days. Consider a double slit apparatus. If you…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [What makes quantum physics difficult for scientists?]( Mark John Fernee, 20+ years as a physicist • [Updated February 19]( [Well it is lack of intuition based on everyday experience. This trips people up all the time. I'll give an example that stumped me for a couple of days. Consider a double sl... 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I am currently working on my first novel, and chapter one only has 4 pages. I am not sure if that is too little.]( Peter, "When I get a little money I buy books. If any is left, I buy food and clothes" ... • [Answered February 11]( [There is no “should”. At one end, Terry Pratchett (a great author and one of the best selling writers of all time) didn’t have chapters. His novels are all (I guess) one cha... Read more » [Upvote] 53 [Comment] 5](   [Is Robin Williams’ film “Good Morning, Vietnam” well liked by military veterans, or do they dislike the way he portrayed Adrian Cronauer and his insubordinate behavior?]( Asked in Pulling up a sand-bag. • Answered by Ted Griffith • [February 19]( [We watched that movie specifically when I was in Iraq. No one really cared about Cronauer and his antics because he was a personality that actually appeared to care. Cronaue... Read more » [Upvote] 469 [Comment] 7](   [Why is there a circular bridge in Uruguay?]( Asked in Pure Concern • Answered by Scott Parikh • [September 14]( [The Laguna Garzón Bridge, Uruguay, was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and has a unique design, unlike most bridges. It is circular. The reason for this design is quite s... Read more » [Upvote] 4.2K [Comment] 114](   [What does sobriety mean to you?]( Asked in Addiction Central • Answered by Leon Brennan • [March 9, 2022]( [Two weeks ago I was driving down the road and the break pedal in my work truck went to the floor. I've needed a new work truck for some time, but now I'm getting a little de... 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Let me give you 3 just to avoid boring you. One Hypersonic Missiles that cannot be known, detected... Read more » [Upvote] 171 [Comment] 64](   [If warp speed is theoretically possible, then why is there no high level research being done to discover new ways of satisfying the enormous energy requirements?]( Franklin Veaux • [Answered June 3, 2019]( [Because warp speed isn’t theoretically possible. You can construct mathematical models where it works. There’s just one small catch. The catch isn’t that it requires lots of... Read more » [Upvote] 1K [Comment] 84](   [How long would it take to listen to all of The Beatles' songs or Mozart's songs in order?]( Todd Lowry, Arranged "The Complete Beatles" for publication at Hal Leonard LLC (1986-present) • [Answered February 13]( [The Beatles recorded slightly more than 200 songs on their official albums and singles. It would take about 10 1/2 hours to listen to all of them. Mozart wrote 41 symphonies,... 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