What Are Particles? Do They ACTUALLY Exist?!

Somewhere between 1926 and 1950, we gave up the concept of particles in favor of quantum fields. In this video, I explain the motivations for that to a non-physicist: my wife. Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Eric Aspling - Consulting Expert, Fact Checker ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Quantum Superposition:    • Quantum Superposition, Explained Without W...   Older video on Quantum Fields:    • What is a Quantum Field?!?   ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS ZAP Physics on Feynman Diagrams:    • Feynman Diagrams and Perturbation Theory: ...   PBS Space Time on Feynman Diagrams:    • The Secrets of Feynman Diagrams      • Solving the Impossible in Quantum Field Th...   ScienceClic on Feynman Diagrams:    • Quantum Electrodynamics and Feynman Diagrams   Domain of Science on Feynman Diagrams:    • How To Read Feynman Diagrams   ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon:   / scienceasylum   YouTube Membership:    / @scienceasylum   Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/a... Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Bosphorus Asylum Orderlies: Dhruv Singhal, Medec Hurtz Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Sean K Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Fabio Manzini, Kevin MacLean, LT Marshall, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus Platinum Crazies: Bart Barry, Christopher Bennett, Christopher Little, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jonathan Reel, Joshua Gallagher, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Thomas V Lohmeier ________________________________ SOURCES https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswi... https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qu... General Scientific Papers: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4789885 https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4812316 Feynman's Papers: https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/... https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/... https://authors.library.caltech.edu/3... Overview of Feynman Rules: https://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~jalber... https://web2.ph.utexas.edu/~vadim/Cla... https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~jcline... Fundamental Constants: https://pml.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/ ________________________________ STUDIO GEAR AFFILIATE LINKS Camera https://amzn.to/3RfgOCk Studio Recorder https://amzn.to/3HkQoue Camera Tripod https://amzn.to/3kRt3Jk Microphone Stand https://amzn.to/3JnoqAQ Panel Light https://amzn.to/3Jl3dHT Studio Blanket https://amzn.to/3kTuAhZ Clamp Mount https://amzn.to/3HjucRu FTC Disclosure: These are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS    • Here are 3 ways a Multiverse could exist.      • Here are 3 ways a Multiverse could exist.      • Here are 3 ways a Multiverse could exist.   ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Richard Feynman Portrait: https://repository.aip.org/islandora/... Louis de Broglie: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Erwin Schrodinger: https://repository.aip.org/islandora/... Werner Heisenberg: https://repository.aip.org/islandora/... ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Cold Open 00:12 Getting a baseline 00:55 Matter and Light: What's it made of? 02:38 What is a Field? 04:09 What is a Wave? 05:33 What is a Quantum Field? 07:50 Quantum Fields Visualized 10:26 Feynman Diagrams Explained 12:20 Virtual Particles Explained 13:50 How to use Feynman Diagrams 15:05 Quantum Electrodynamics 18:15 What is its purposes? 18:40 Do particles exist? 19:14 Featured Comment