If you have watch the movie “Ant-Man”, it is no doubt that you have heard about the quantum realm. In the Marvel movies, the quantum realm is the subatomic dimension that was only accessible through Pym technologies. You needed to shrink into a microscopic size in order to access that dimension. It is described to be chaotic and almost unaffected by time.

What would a real life Quantum Realm look like?

It is safe to assume that the real life Quantum Realm would be just as chaotic as the one portrayed in the marvel universe. We can imagine there would be a multitude of colors and shapes that can only be described as chaotic. After all, our eyes are not meat to see things at such a microscopic level. People assume that there would be waves similar to the rippling of a pond. It is possible to also see flickering particles that are parts of the everyday objects that we see. Shapes and other geometric figures would be distorted and warped. However, the thing that we can be most assured of is that there may be no definitive rules in the way that the Quantum Realm appears, which may seem jarring to scientists and methodical thinkers.

Past research done on the Quantum Realm

Past research on the quantum realm mainly involved understanding particles on a subatomic level. There has been research done on superposition. Now, this term is far more complex than it sounds. The best way to describe would be the ability of a quantum particle to exist in two states at the same time. For example, its like how there is two sides of a coin and what you see depends on your vantage point. Research has also been conducted on entanglement. Entanglement states that two different particles will link together in the same way no matter how far apart they are. It is basically saying that quantum particles are two extremely strong molecules that will come together no matter what. Humans have also looked into quantum tunneling. Quantum tunneling, or barrier penetration is simply when an electron or atom passes through a potential energy barrier.

Stern-Gerlach Experiment

One of the most notable quantum experiments was the Stern-Gerlach Experiment. Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach were a group of German scientist who proved that the quantum filed was not just a random mass of atoms.. Their experiment consisted of projecting a heated beam of silver atoms through a inhomogenous magnetic field and onto a picture field. The path of the particles would be seen as there would be tiny silver atom stains on the picture field. Their prediction was that the stains would follow no pattern at all, since that was what was expected of atoms at the time. However, they ended up proving that the atoms had two option spin up or spin down. This meant they were either projected on the top half or bottom half. In other words, they proved superposition or the idea that there is two paths an atom can take or be seen through.

The Final Question

I know what you are thinking, “wow quantum physics is cool and all, but will we ever be able to shrink and go to a different dimension like Ant-man.” The truth is it is highly unlikely, but not impossible. The quantum realm is smaller than cells in itself, so it does seem unlikely that a human would be able to fit through, even when shrunk. That is the second part of it. How are humans supposed to shrink? Not much research has been done into that currently. We have only researched what it means for particles to shrink and travel through distances. It is a whole another concept when getting physical matter, such as human beings to do so. While I doubt that we will have an Ant-man in the near future, it is no doubt that further research on the Quantum Realm will be done. Thus, ne opportunities will open up and so will new ways of thinking. Afterall, nothing is impossible through science.

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