Quantenmechanik im Universum mit Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch (LMU)

In the organizer's words:

On the occasion of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, the Cluster of Excellence "Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology", in collaboration with the Faculty of Physics at LMU Munich, is organizing a fascinating public lecture series.

The series offers an exciting journey through the extensive history of quantum theory, its fundamental postulates and the fascinating advances in current research.

Quantum mechanics in the universe
Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch | LMU Munich

Astrophysics would be impossible without an understanding of quantum mechanical processes. In stars, the quantum mechanical tunnel effect is at work in the fusion of atomic nuclei. The Pauli principle explains the formation and development of the stellar corpses of white dwarfs and neutron stars. Even the Heisenberg indeterminacy relation is used to understand quantum mechanical fluctuations in the vacuum, without which there would be no galaxies. And the nature of electromagnetic radiation, its origin in atoms and molecules, but also the cosmic background radiation, could not be understood without quantum mechanics.

The event is open to anyone interested in the topic and will be held in German.

Further dates: www.physik.lmu.de/de/quantenjahr-2025