Transcript Macro/Micro Concepts

Lecture L3.3.
The Academy of Wisdom and
Enlightenment (AWE)
Macroscopic & Microscopic
Concepts
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Feb 23, 2013
L3.3 Macro & Micro Concepts
The
To The
Power
.
th
10
Power
th
10
From Macroscopic to
Microscopic
Let’s buckle up!
Starting from 100 (That is one meter), we shall increase our
distance by the power of 10, from 101 (10 meter), 102 (10x10 =
100 meter), 103 (10x10x10 = 1,000 meter), 104 (10x10x10x10 =
10,000 meter) and so on, until we reach cosmic macroscopic
infinity.
From our starting point, we shall travel upward quickly with a
speed increasing by 10 to the positive power, stop and then
move oppositely with a speed increasing by 10 to the negative
power, until we finally reach a magical microscopic world.
Please carefully observe the First Law of
Thermodynamics, please also contemplate as humans
how much more we need to learn about our universe...
Are you ready?
Bon Voyage!
Zoom out
10
0
1m
In the
garden, view
of a leaf
from 1 meter
distance
Zoom out higher
10
1
10 m
At 10
meters high,
we see a
cluster of
vegetation
Zoom out higher and higher
10
2
100 m
At this altitude,
we see borders
of the
vegetation and
a school
Zoom out higher, higher…
3
10
1 km
We now switch
from meter to
kilometer
We will
probably need
parachutes from
this altitude...
Zoom out until view of city
4
10
10 km
View of a
entire city at
this altitude,
however, we
are no longer
able to see
individual
buildings.
Now state of Florida
10
5
100 km
View of
Florida state
of USA at this
altitude
Satellite view
10
6
1,000 km
This is a
typical satellite
view of the
state of
Florida.
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
10
7
10,000 km
Parts of the
Northern and
Southern
Hemisphere
Earth getting smaller
10
8
100,000
km
At this
moment, the
Earth is
getting
smaller and
smaller...
Moon’s Orbit
10
9
1 million km
Orbit of the
Moon around
the Earth is
represented by
the white circle
Earth’s Orbit
10
10
10 million km
Orbit of the
Earth is
represented
by the blue
arc
Venus and Earth
10
11
100 million
km
Orbit of Venus
is represented
by the green arc
and orbit of the
Earth is
represented by
the blue arc
The other Orbits
10
12
1 billion km
Mercury,Venus,
Earth and
Jupiter’s orbits
The solar system…
10
13
10 billion km
From this
altitude,we
can see the
solar system
and the orbits
of the nine
planets
10 to the power of 14
10
14
100 billion
km
The solar
system
looks
smaller from
this altitude
Solar system looks like a star
10
15
100 billion
km
Now, the
solar system
looks just
like one of
the stars
Solar system hard to see
10
16
1 light year
From the
distance of
one light
year, the
solar system
looks very
tiny
Solar system not seen
10
17
10
light years
From this
infinitude,
we cannot
even see the
solar system
Stars and nebula
10
18
100
light years
“There is
nothing”
all we can
see is stars
and nebula
The Milky Way
10
19
1,000
light years
At this
distance, we
are now
travelling in
the Milky
Way
The Milky Way Tour
10
20
10,000
light years
We continue
to tour the
Milky Way
Outskirts of Milky Way
10
21
100,000
light years
We are now
at the
periphery of
the Milky
Way
Other Galaxies
10
22
1 million
light years
From this far
distance, we
can see not
only the milky
way, but also
other galaxies
Universe and galaxies
23
10
10 million
light years
At this distance, all the galaxies
seem small and far from each
other.
Every part of the universe is
governed by the same physical
laws.
We can continue to travel with
our imaginations, but right
now, let us hurry home
Other Galaxies
10
22
1 million
light years
From this far
distance, we
can see not
only the milky
way, but also
other galaxies
Outskirts of Milky Way
10
21
100,000
light years
We are now
at the
periphery of
the Milky
Way
The Milky Way Tour
10
20
10,000
light years
We continue
to tour the
Milky Way
The Milky Way
10
19
1,000
light years
At this
distance, We
are now
travelling in
the Milky
Way
Stars and nebula
10
18
100
light years
“There is
nothing”
All we can
see is stars
and nebula
Solar system not seen
10
17
10
light years
From this
infinitude,
we cannot
even see the
solar system
Solar system hard to see
10
16
1 light year
From the
distance of
one light
year, the
solar system
looks very
tiny
Solar system looks like a star
10
15
100 billion
km
Now, the
solar system
looks just
like one of
the stars
10 to the power of 14
10
14
100 billion
km
The solar
system
looks
smaller from
this altitude
The solar system…
10
13
10 billion km
From this
altitude,we
can see the
solar system
and the orbits
of the nine
planets
The other Orbits
10
12
1 billion km
Mercury,
Venus, Earth
and Jupiter’s
orbits
Venus and Earth
10
11
100 million
km
Orbit of Venus
is represented
by the green arc
and orbit of the
Earth is
represented by
the blue arc.
Earth’s Orbit
10
10
10 million km
Orbit of the
Earth is
represented
by the blue
arc.
Moon’s Orbit
10
9
1 million km
Orbit of the
Moon around
the Earth is
represented by
the white
circle.
Earth getting bigger
10
8
100,000
km
At this
moment, the
Earth is
getting
smaller and
smaller...
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
10
7
10,000 km
Parts of the
Northern and
Southern
Hemisphere.
Satellite view
10
6
1,000 km
This is a
typical satellite
view of the
state of
Florida.
Now state of Florida
10
5
100 km
View of
Florida state
of USA at this
altitude.
Questions?
10
4
Questions we
ask ourselves..
Who are we?
Where are we
from? Where
are we going?
Our value
10
3
Or…What do
we amount to
in this
universe?
Down
10
2
During this
travel,
“Keep
going up”
took us as
far as 1023
2
to10
Turn around
10
1
Now, we
are turning
to another
direction to
look down
and
inwards...
Back to point A
10
0
Now we have
returned to the
starting point
of this trip,
and this
distance is
within reach
of our arm...
Learning & Thinking
10
-1
10 cm
We are
closing in to a
distance of 10
cm, and now
we can
describe what
a leaf looks
like.
Zoom in at a closer look
10
-2
1 cm
From this
distance we
can observe
the fine
structures of
a leaf.
Cellular structure
10
-3
1 mm
The cellular
structure of
the leaf tissue
begins to
appear.
Micro view of cells
10
-4
100 micro
Cells can be
seen clearly.
You can
observe how
cells are
architectured
together.
Cells
10
-5
10 micron
Our journey
is entering
inside the
cell…
Cell Nucleus
10
-6
1 micron
Cell nucleus
can be seen
now
Chromosome
10
-7
1,000
angstrom (Å)
(parts per hundred
million cm)
We alter the
measure unit again
to observe more
tiny objects
Now you can see
the chromosome of
cells.
The DNA
10
-8
100 Å
Under this
microscopic
view, we are
able to see the
DNA double
helix chains
DNA chains
10
-9
10 Å
We see the
DNA chain is
made up of
nucleotide
molecules joint
together…let us
go inside a
molecule
Similarity of macro/micro view
10
-10
1Å
Looking at the
electrons clouds of a
carbon atoms (that
make up all living
things on earth).
You will see that the
microscopic view
looks very similar to
the macroscopic
universe.
Atomic nucleus
10
-11
10 picometer
In this atomic
world, we see
electrons circulating
around the atomic
nucleus, made up of
protons & neutrons
Infinite space
10
-12
1 picometer
Seems to be an
infinite amount of
space between the
electron orbit and
the nucleus...
Microscopic view
10
-13
100 femtometer
1 picometer ＝1,000 femtometer
Under this
unbelievable
microscopic
view, we can see
the atomic
nucleus...
Atomic nucleus
10
-14
10 femtometer
Finally, we can
see the carbon
atomic nucleus
…let us go inside
the nucleus
Nucleus to proton
10
-15
1 femtometer
Now we enter
the world of
scientific
imagination,
face to face
with the proton
Learning & Thinking
-16
10
100 Atómeters
Seeing the Quark
Particle that make up
the proton.
We cannot get any
closer. We have reached
the limit of modern
science,
the boundaries of our
current understanding of
our physical universe
Learning & Thinking
•So think about it, are you the center of the universe?
•Are you a special creation amongst the billions of other
creations in the world?
•What exist outside of our boundary? Is there any
boundary?
•Think about it, if we go “down”, we can only go as
small as 10-16, and reach the limit (or at least to the limit
that is defined by Modern Science). However, if we go
“up”, we can only go as far as 1023. Yet, we can follow
our imagination and continue our journey as far as we
want.
•So, who can say we are living alone in this universe?
Assignments
1. Which number is bigger? The last
number from the Avatamsaka Sūtra
74436767763955288882613195375699
296257 or the last number from the
modern USA and Modern British scheme
10303
2. how many log10 did we venture from the
tiniest to the largest magnifications?
3. Think of some examples when huge
numbers are useful
Space and I
Lift up your spirit
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/g
alaxy.swf
The scale of The Universe
http://htwins.net/scale2/
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