Dignitaries trace the evolution of quantum mechanics on 100 years of S N Bose’s colossal work

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Distinguished scientists and scientific administrators had come together on the occasion of the celebration of 100 years of the historic occasion when Satyendra Nath Bose authored the last of the four revolutionary publications that led to new quantum mechanics and traced the evolution of quantum mechanics through the years.

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International Conference on Photonics, Quantum Information and Quantum Communication which was organized by the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) in Kolkata.
Professor Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (GOI) said that we are passing through the second revolution in Quantum Mechanics and that the gap between fundamental science and technological intervention is closing.
He stressed that 23 countries have set up National Quantum Missions and India has a substantial contribution to make at an international level, specially in the field of quantum algorithms.
He also highlighted the role of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation for creating a congenial atmosphere for research in the country.
Quantum sensing, satellite-based quantum communications and post quantum cryptography are some of the areas that need to be focused on.

About Satyendra Nath Bose:

Satyendra Nath Bose’s pioneering work on quantum statistics has paved the way for development of modern quantum technologies including Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum superconductivity, and quantum information theory.
In 1924 he authored the last of the four revolutionary publications that led to the new quantum mechanics (the others being those of Planck in 1900, Einstein in 1905, and Niels Bohr in 1913). Half the fundamental particles in the Universe are named after him – BOSON.
He derived Planck’s law in a revolutionary way which impressed Einstein, and subsequently they continued to collaborate.
Bose Einstein partnership resulted in new physical theories, including Bose-Einstein statistics and the Bose-Einstein condensate.
Several Nobel Prizes were later awarded for work related to the boson ie the force-carrying particles named after Bose himself.
Bose’s work also constitutes the foundation of novel technologies which also finds applications in the Second Quantum Revolution.

About S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences:

It is an Autonomous Research Institute established under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India in 1986
It was established to honor the life and work of Professor S. N. Bose.
The institute is celebrating the centenary of Bose’s colossal work in theoretical physics in 2024 by organizing International Conferences and Outreach Programmes throughout the year.
While the Conferences will provide opportunities for experts, including Nobel laureates, across the globe to come together and exchange their ideas, the Outreach Programmes will create momentum towards popularizing science.

About The National Quantum Mission:

The mission aims to make India a leading nation in the quantum technology sector and promote economic growth.
The total cost of the mission is over six thousand crore rupees.
The mission will run from 2023-24 to 2030-31.
The National Quantum Mission will develop four broad themes — Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing and Metrology and Quantum Material and Devices.