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Quantum Physics Tattoos : Schrödinger equation

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One of the central equations in Quantum Physics is the Schrödinger equation.

The Schrodinger equation plays the role of Newton’s laws and conservation of energy in classical mechanics - i.e., it predicts the future behavior of a dynamic system.

It is a wave equation in terms of the wavefunction which predicts analytically and precisely the probability of events or outcome. The detailed outcome is not strictly determined, but given a large number of events, the Schrodinger equation will predict the distribution of results.

Tuesday Physics Tattoo : Pi and Phi & Questioning Pi

Anna in Sweden: Pi and Phi.

Johnny Law: Questioning Pi:

If you start questioning Pi, may be physics is not the best place for you.

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Update:

Paul W. sent me his Pi and Phi tattoos on his wrists.

I’m quite amazed at Anna from Sweden - I have Phi and Pi tattoos too! Only mine are on my wrists!

Funnily enough I went for a completely different angle from physics. I first got the Pi tattoo for a couple of reasons. Firstly I wanted something that I considered infinite. I didn’t really want the infinity symbol as I thought it could be mistaken for the number 8. Secondly my first two initials are P I.

After about 18 months I decided I needed something on my left wrist to balance out my tattoos. Around that time I started getting into photography and art theory. It was then that I discovered the divine proportion and so I knew I had to get Phi. I consider the divine proportion to almost be a formula for beauty, although saying that makes it sound vain!! I decided to get an uppercase Phi character purely for aesthetic reasons!

Thank you Paul for sharing.

The Golden ratio is defined as:

The Golden Ratio Phi (which is ~1.618 is considered an “aesthetically pleasing” ratio. Leonardo da Vinci believed that some bodily proportions exhibit the golden ratio and some have argued that his Mona Lisa employs the Golden Ratio in its geometric equivalents.

For the longest time, the books were published with page proportions as the Golden Ratio

Another interesting property of the Golden ratio is that it “conjugates”

1/Phi= Phi +1

The Golden ratio also shows up in a Pentagram Star, in the structure of pyramids, in music and and in Fibonacci sequences and spirals.

Both Pi and Phi are considered Universal Constants.

Finally, Phi can also be written as:

Of course, in Math, a theorem is not considered truely “proven” until somebody wears it as a tattoo.. so here it is:

Tattoo of the Golden ratio in a spiral:

Don’t forget to celebrate the Talk Like a Physicist day : March 14th (3/14) which is also the International Pi day.

Tuesday Tatoo: E=mc^2 Einstein Tattoo

Einstein drawing complete with E=mc^2 tatoo

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Best Pi tattoo ever!

This has to be the best Pi Tattoo ever! Wished I could see the back of this design.

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Make sure to check out tons of other extraordinary pi Tats in Tuesday Physics Tattoo category.

Tattoo Tuesday: Pi/2 tattoo?

I have heard it argued that 2Pi is “more fundamental” then pi is, but never pi/2.

Here are some more pi tattoos.

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Heisenberg Principle : Tuesday Tattoo

Randy L’s Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Tattoo.

Tattoo inker Gianna, Powerhouse Tattoos, Montclair, NJ

Math Tattoo: 6×9=42 - I am sure there is a deep meaning to this

Is it because answer to every question is 42?

The number 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

May be stylized 6 and 9 are not numbers at all but represent something else. 6×9 =42 in some different base numbers.

OK, I got it; from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe book:

Arthur pulls random letters from a bag, but only gets the sentence “WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU MULTIPLY SIX BY NINE?”

“ “Six by nine. Forty two.”

“That’s it. That’s all there is.”

“I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe

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Sometimes I do think that there is something fundamentally wrong with the Universe.

Tuesday Tattoo: Mobius Strip

Tuesday Tattoo: Topological tattoo - Immersion of a torus in 3 space

Here is a torus in 3 space by Cassidy Curtis

And here is the corresponding tattoo

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There is nothing more fascinating then multidimenstional topology. A complex structure viewed the right way becomes so simple.

Tuesday Tattoo: Ultimate physics tattoo - Schrodinger equation

This is absolutely awesome!

I can read the Schrodinger Equation and see a picture of an atorm a nucleaus and an electron.

Having trouble deciphering the middle part and the bottom part.

To see this as a body tattoo is beyond beleif.

Source tattoo sported by Jim, taken in 2005, it seems.

Here is a larger version

Update - from the commentator Lokicubed: The middle line is the
Bose-Einstein distribution. It gives the statistical distribution
of bosons. Below that the circle with wave going around it, is an
example of wave nature of electrons. The idea of De Broglie wavelength
is exemplified here by having the orbiting electon represented not by
a particle but by a wave that closes on itself. Contrast that to the
atom picture in the top left. The bottom line is the total energy of
a moving particle taking into account relativistic effects. It is the
sum of its rest mass and its kinetic energy. Notice how if the particle
is at rest, p=0 (momentum is velocity*mass (or the rate of change of force
wrt time)) so the equation becomes E=mc2. 

The tattoo is missing a power 2 on the capital E.

Tuesday Tattoos: Euler identity math/physics tattoo

The Euler’s one of the most fascination equation ever and I am not surprised that people chose it to have it tattooed.

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Ornate Pi tattoo : Tuesday Tattoo

Since Pi is not in color, I presume Pi tattoo came earlier and then it was surrounded by the ornate orchids lilies.

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Tuesday Physics tattoo : Transistor

Tattooee’s note:

I spent four years studying electrical engineering, and I didn’t drop out to some easier subject like some other students. I graduated with a BSEE… not that you can call me a doctor, but it’s still a small accomplishment. Because of this small accomplishment, I got my tattoo. To me, the transistor revolutionized the world due to faster and smaller computers and anything else that can benefit from them. It also has to do with the fact that transistors are in just about everything.

The design is from the IEEE schematic symbol for a transistor. My feelings for the tattoo vary, but for the most part, I don’t regret it. It has had no negative impact on my professional life and can be covered by my watch when I need it to be.