If you quantum teleport an atom onto another, would it fuse?

[Doughboy]

I don't think you understand. read this. hopefully that makes things clearer.

pls explain rather than a "really long essay about magnets"

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[Maxwell.]

pls explain rather than a "really long essay about magnets"

I thought you were exaggerating but then I looked at this

which makes me think he didn't read it himself

[PhantOS]

If it was physically possible for matter to overlap with other matter, it would still require more energy than the big bang itself to happen.

the forces between the smallest units of matter are stronger than imaginable

[SteveJenkins]

I don't think you understand. read this. hopefully that makes things clearer.

ah yes let me just send them "really long essay about magnets" i sure proved them wrong

[Juncoph]

But presumably their nuclei are being overlapped. There would be no way for the atoms to repel. do u even magnets?

that doesn't work quite how you think it works


the question isn't "can we put a particle in the exact same place as another", the question is "can we put an atom in the exact same place as another" which is a very different question because their positions relative to eachother aren't necessarily aligned, nor are they necessarily identical atoms


i'm willing to bet that in some circumstances, with the right atoms, this could lead to fusion. otherwise it'd probably just lead to both of the atoms repelling by fusing into an incredibly unstable element which would fission immediately after

[Ceist]

No. Quantum mechanics would dictate after the teleportation that exotic particles would appears to counteract double mass. Ultimately the atom would cease to exist immediately as it teleported.

And ultimately, it couldn't have occured because it would have to be measured, and we know how measuring quantum mechanics works.

[Becquerel]

No. Quantum mechanics would dictate after the teleportation that exotic particles would appears to counteract double mass. Ultimately the atom would cease to exist immediately as it teleported.

And ultimately, it couldn't have occured because it would have to be measured, and we know how measuring quantum mechanics works.

Damn you Heisenberg!

[Mega-Bear]

Guys I'm telling you it's all in the link. Atomic magnetism is my minor, just read the essay it will make sense.

edit: here read this instead sorry I'm not being clear.
as long as the electronic shells overlap, the protons should be in the same spots. that's how we can make the atoms overlap!

[Juncoph]

Guys I'm telling you it's all in the link. Atomic magnetism is my minor, just read the essay it will make sense.

edit: here read this instead sorry I'm not being clear.
as long as the electronic shells overlap, the protons should be in the same spots. that's how we can make the atoms overlap!

"creation.com/atoms-and-gods-order"

poe's law?

[espio100]

thats not how any of that works. stop thinking things can teleport.

atoms are quite big in terms of quantum fields.
If the proton can't occupy the same space as the neutron then why do you think another atom can occupy the same exact position as another atom.

In order to fuse 2 atoms together you need some sort of energy to get them close enough.

And there you have it

[SeventhSandwich]

Nuclear fusion is literally what you're describing. All particles in the universe can be described as a probability wave function, meaning in places like the center of the sun, it's possible for the attraction between hydrogen nuclei to quantum-tunnel through the electron cloud and combine together into helium. In other words, two hydrogen atoms 'luck out' and have their nuclei at the same place at the same time.

There's a great minute physics video about this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS1dpowPlE8

[espio100]

Thats not how any of this works
To fuse 2 atoms together you need allot of energy (in this context, heat) and even the temperature of the loving sun isnt enough because the sun cheats by using its own gravity. Eventually the atoms are so active (aka move very fast) the force to repel eachother isnt hard enough and they smash together throwing out an electron or neutron or whatever the forgettron releasing energy

Or something

[Refticus]

use super glue to fuse them together

[Ragequit]

If it was physically possible for matter to overlap with other matter, it would still require more energy than the big bang itself to happen.

the forces between the smallest units of matter are stronger than imaginable

im gonna big bang ur mom lol

[Maxwell.]

Thats not how any of this works

who are you to decide that