MEP EP#328: Berry Based Physics with Collin Anderson

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep328-berry-based-physics-with-collin-anderson">MEP EP#328: Berry Based Physics with Collin Anderson</a></h4> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/metacollin" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Collin Anderson</b></a></p> <ul> <li>Computer scientist turned electrical engineer</li> <li>Has worked on things as varied as: <ul> <li>Quantum key distribution at Los Alamos National Laboratory</li> <li>A tool to help decipher glyphs of the classical Mayan civilization</li> <li>FPGA firmware at the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory</li> </ul> </li> <li>Currently an engineer and co-founder of <a href="https://orthogonalsystems.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Orthogonal Systems</a> <ul> <li>An engineering and software development firm specializing in: <ul> <li>Custom test &amp; measurement hardware</li> <li>Databases</li> <li>Data analysis</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>What are Particles Really?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Thinking of sub atomic objects as particles muddies the water</li> <li>Starting with an understanding of wave theory</li> <li>Knowing particles are waves, the weirdness is less weird</li> </ul> <p><strong>Electron Standing Waves</strong></p> <ul> <li>Current flow is more like a sound pressure wave</li> <li>Each electron is kinda doing its own thing</li> </ul>