Postdoc @OhioState | PhD in #quantumcontrol @UoE_Physics | VGR @QuBiT_Lab @UCLA '22 | PGT @sheffielduni '21 | UG @MathsAtAber '19 | Erasmus+ @MU_Physics '18
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Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
No it doesn’t. And no it doesn’t.
Both statements here are false. First, entropy is not the same as disorder. Second, the Clausius theorem applies to a closed system. It’s perfectly consistent with the 2nd law to decrease entropy locally by expending energy, which life does.
The second law of thermodynamics says disorder always increases. But life defies this by creating order. | bit.ly/4ggDAZ7
Philosopher Dorothea Olkowski draws on Ilya Prigogine's work to ask whether the classical version of the law ever described the reality of life at all.
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Life does not defy the second law of thermodynamics, which applies to closed systems; living organisms are open systems that create local order while increasing entropy overall in the universe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_a… sciencesnail.com/science/the-hi…
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Optically detected and radio wave-controlled spin chemistry in flavoproteins go.nature.com/4nYgTuG
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Clarice Aiello of the Quantum Biology Institute proposes 5 tiers of quantum phenomena in biology at the Quantum-Biotech Conference at the University of Maryland. @ClariceDAiello @UMDscience
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
One of the quiet privileges of academia: you spend your days surrounded by some of the brightest people on the planet — all trying to understand something deeply. Not to sell it, not to exploit it, just to understand. That changes you.
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Our paper has been published in the European Physical Journal Special Topics.
Two years too late, but better late than never!
doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-…
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
The paradox of poetry and information theory
'Paradoxes in Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics' - Gábor J. Székely (1984, PDF):
archive.org/details/paradoxe…
Having a lot of fun with this one so far.
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
I was terribly disappointed in the recent Batman movies where someone was credited as Michael Caine's assistant instead of Batman's batman's batman.
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
At March meeting, a PRX editor asked to talk with me. Not for a pitch; but because of how I reviewed a paper. You see, I downloaded the attached code, ran it, and asked for crucial bug fixes. They said they'd never seen that before! Apparently checking the code works is rare?? :l
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Note to Pixar: when you want to jump on the quantum-tech bandwagon, make a WALL-E sequel that follows a lovable quantum bot named QUALL-E. Howard Wiseman will help you with the script. @EoC24Conf
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Patent trolling through the laws of physics: xitter.cf/Ben_Reinhardt/status/1…
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
Nice thread by @getjonwithit on the connection between the Schrödinger equation and the heat equation!
Important to keep in mind that these are still very different mathematical structures and certainly different physics. Statistical thermodynamics =/= quantum mechanics
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
3 days ago, a @PhysRevLett proposing theoretical and experimental models explaining the design of elephant trunks was published - I fucking love science.
journals.aps.org/prl/abstrac…
Dr |Farhan T. Chowdhury⟩ retweeted
It’s World Quantum Day! To celebrate, I’ve collaborated with some friends to launch a quantum pop parody channel “Q the Music”, & release our 1st song: “Qiskit Runtime” (parody of “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus). Hope you enjoy, singing along is encouraged 😊
youtu.be/E9v5B9eyfX8?si=ZrG0…
