Quantum Engineering How physics, mechanical, and electronic engineering come together.

Quantum Engineering A combination of physics and engineering quantum mechanics is the study of all matter (and antimatter) in the universe, at a quantum level. Quantum mechanics can apply to the physical world, for example in the use of quantum computers which can calculate the mathematics at an incredible speed and hold information much more efficiently. However, quantum mechanics also has a sort of “made up” world in which mathematic calculations are used to investigate theoretical (for now) situations. Therefore, I believe that quantum engineering is a sub-division of both mechanical and electrical engineering since it involves both real world computers and theoretical applications in the electromagnetic sense. I take interest in this field of engineering because it involves physics, the study of all physical things in the universe, and engineering, which applies all these ideas to the real world in the form of mechanical machines. I believe this division of engineering will become more “popular” in the coming years as we continue to expand our research farther into the universe, and yet explore the most miniscule of sub atomic, and quantum, particles.

Quantum foam “quantum foam” or as real quantum mechanics call it, “quantum vacuum fluctuations” or “virtual particles.” What this concept is that everything can exist and it has at one point, but has “disappeared” back into the quantum foam. These virtual particles can exist anywhere and at anytime, however not much is known about these particles.

Dark matter/energy In the study of quantum mechanics dark energy is the concept that where there are “voids” of no matter in the universe, something must exist, therefore dark matter or energy of some kind must exist. Dark matter is a sort of anti-matter. Instead of expanding or building up as regular matter does, it negates itself and in turn “collapses” in on itself and becomes destroyed. Dark energy, unlike the aforementioned dark matter, repels itself. This dark energy has no where to go as it cannot create any new matter. Therefore it expands and expands the universe with it.

Standard model Although the standard model is the term used to encompass all the particles in the world of particle physics, quantum engineering is a big part of it too. Let’s take the Higgs Boson particle for example; researchers at the CERN particle accelerator work in quantum terms to discover new particles to help explain the universe. As mentioned earlier, they take advantage of the Quantum foam Idea and apply it to the real world. They discovered the Higgs particle by bringing two protons to 99% the speed of light using the Large Hadron Collider. This is an example of how mechanical engineering applies to quantum engineering. They then collide these two particles and take pictures of the collision and hope to find a fluctuation in spacetime which signifies a new particle. This shows how electrical engineering also applies to quantum engineering since electronic “cameras” are used to capture images of these incredibly fast collisions.

Salary Engineers studying the fields of physics (in general) make about 90,000 to 130,000 and much more, since some engineering jobs are in demand.