" if you haven't been shocked you have failed to understand quantum mechanics " niels bohr, regarded as the leading authority of quantum theory, uses this sentence to open his explanation of the subject in one of the earlier editions of the encyclopaedia britannica it is absolutely essential that we recognise that this is the difference between understanding and not understanding quantum theory there's no mistaking the experience when it happens you will be aware of yourself in an extremely mild but distinctly noticeable feeling of shock there's nothing to worry about it doesn't hurt it's as mild a feeling of shock a person can undergo if it was any milder you wouldn’t notice it all the original ideas and formulations at this web site come directly from the understanding which follows the transition in thinking after being shocked each and everyone of us has the ability to originate ideas and solutions to any problem we consider as needing resolving and as more of us make the transition the momentum builds you simply can't appreciate the power of quantum theory until you're experiencing it  explore through discussion... axiom 1, mathematical theory and planck's postulate until it happens