“Everything is a Wave or Maybe a Particle”

Beas delves into the fascinating paradox at the heart of quantum theory — the wave-particle duality. Quantum theory posits that rather than two distinct entities — waves and particles — there exists just a single fundamental entity, which manifests as waves. These waves, under certain conditions, can exhibit characteristics similar to particles, blurring the lines between these two classical definitions. This fluid and elusive nature of matter and energy is beautifully encapsulated in Beas’s painting, where he interprets this quantum uncertainty through the language of abstract art. This approach reflects the profound understanding in physics that at the most fundamental level, everything is a manifestation of energy.