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A visit with Meera Chandrasekhar, Professor of Physics
Additional Interview Clips
Chandrasekhar’s research as a condensed matter experimentalist
Chandrasekhar’s contribution to the study of semiconductors
Building a pressure cell to apply hydrostatic pressure
Using high-pressure techniques with organic materials
Chandrasekhar’s research collaborations
Hands-on physics programs for K-12 students and teachers
How Chandrasekhar found herself drawn to physics in her youth
The Cultural Association of India
Quantum mechanics 101
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quantum_mechanics
electrons
“As an electron travels around, it keeps bumping into stuff,” Chandrasekhar offers as a simple explanation. “So the behavior of the electron gets defined not just by all the other stuff around it, but by the fact that it is bumping into the edges” of different materials. Quantum mechanics helps to explain the different kinds of behaviors that occur when dealing with very small scales.