[electronic] Quantum Tunneling - ver 2 (mp3 ogg)

[uncloned]

A different version... less adventurous than the one posted at Not Only Music
http://notonlymusic.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=72&start=10


MP3

http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20091114-quantum-tunneling-ver2.mp3

OGG

http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20091114-quantum-tunneling-ver2.ogg

All of the sounds, excepting percussion, are from a Korg MS2000

Year: 2010

Album:
brave new world

Artist's description:
Getting from here to there by going *through* the wall.

By 1928, George Gamow had solved the theory of the alpha decay of a nucleus via tunnelling. Classically, the particle is confined to the nucleus because of the high energy requirement to escape the very strong potential. Under this system, it takes an enormous amount of energy to pull apart the nucleus. In quantum mechanics, however, there is a probability the particle can tunnel through the potential and escape. Gamow solved a model potential for the nucleus and derived a relationship between the half-life of the particle and the energy of the emission.

After attending a seminar by Gamow, Max Born recognized the generality of quantum-mechanical tunnelling. He realized that the tunnelling phenomenon was not restricted to nuclear physics, but was a general result of quantum mechanics that applies to many different systems. Today the theory of tunnelling is even applied to the early cosmology of the universe.

Quantum tunnelling has been shown to be a mechanism used by enzymes to enhance reaction rates. It has been demonstrated that enzymes use tunnelling to transfer both electrons and nuclei such as hydrogen and deuterium. It has even been shown, in the enzyme glucose oxidase, that oxygen nuclei can tunnel under physiological conditions.

[Sam_Zen]

Rather funny and illustrative,,

[uncloned]

funny?

I've never heard quantum mechanics being described as funny before!

Schrödinger's cat might be appalled!

[Sam_Zen]

funny pic..

[psishock]

indeed funny and chaotic sounds, the beat could be mixed a bit more into foreground, to have more dynamic feeling, they seems to be eaten by the other sounds. (but that is taste, i guess).

[Harbinger]

Notes as i'm listening:

Excellent house for nerds!! Now the intellectual have dance music! And since most can't dance (stereotypically), the eccentric rhythms are not a detraction.
Very good sonic mix, the lecture seems to be on beat, and the weighty subject is allowed to be ignored (the vocals are kept slightly under the percussion and pads). I would have loved to hear some bass progressions, but the percussive and electronic pads provide a spartan amount of movement. I would have also loved to hear some repetition and looping in some of the vocal phrases -- "Quantum....quan-quan-quantum...qqqqquantum-tum tun-tun-tunneling....".

Only complaint: IT'S WAY TOO SHORT!!

[uncloned]

thanks for the listen and comment!

You might enjoy this different version of the same piece

http://notonlymusic.com/board/download/file.php?id=28