{"id":2142,"date":"2024-10-10T07:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.closelycoded.site\/?page_id=2142"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:25:20","slug":"backstory-quantum-et-circenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/backstory-quantum-et-circenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstory: Quantum et Circenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2142\" class=\"elementor elementor-2142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5922dc1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5922dc1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683d3c4 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6683d3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66666dcf elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66666dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_bottom.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-592\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31c074 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31c074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35255a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35255a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backstory: Quantum et Circenses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698dafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698dafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rtecenter\">A Q&amp;A with\u00a0<strong>Sabrina Patsch<\/strong>, Quantum Shorts Runner Up<\/p><p class=\"rtecenter\"><a href=\"\/entry\/quantum-et-circenses\">Read the story first: Quantum et Circenses<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc8bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc8bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is your background in science?<\/strong><\/p><p>I am a PhD student in theoretical quantum physics at the Free University of Berlin. However, I am almost finished and currently waiting for a date to defend my thesis.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Your story has a high-stakes game. What was the inspiration for your story?<\/strong><\/p><p>First, I had the idea for the trapping mechanism, which is inspired by my own research: in quantum physics, we are able to freeze or confine dynamics using the quantum Zeno effect. In reality, this does not work for macroscopic objects like humans (yet, you never know!), but I thought it was a great premise for a story. The idea for the game was then heavily inspired by\u00a0<em>The Hunger Games<\/em>. Only it\u2019s not your competitors who kill you if you\u2019re out in the open, it\u2019s quantum physics.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What makes you interested in quantum physics?<\/strong><\/p><p>That started quite early. The first time I heard about quantum physics was in school and I was immediately captivated. I found out that there was a whole new world hidden deep down which behaves utterly differently from what we experience in everyday life. I was so curious about what else might lurk in the shadows that I decided to study physics and ultimately investigate the quantum world myself.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What was your writing process like?<\/strong><\/p><p>To be honest, a little rushed. I had the idea for the story long before the deadline but I handed in my PhD thesis only shortly before, so I did not have much time for the actual writing process. Luckily, I found the story to pour onto the paper almost by itself. Often, I write a bit too much and have to cut my text down heavily in the revision process. This time I only had a snapshot in mind, a scene from a film, so to say, and it worked like a charm.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What is your favourite science-inspired book?<\/strong><\/p><p>That would be\u00a0<em>Jurassic Park<\/em>. I watched the movies as a kid, at least partly, but I discovered the book only recently. I was amazed by the scientific details. They put graphs into the book! The book inspired me to write another short story which was my first one to get published: it\u2019s about a desperate researcher who tries to save her career using a genetically modified pet. With\u00a0<em>Jurassic Park<\/em>\u00a0being my inspiration, I\u2019m sure you can guess whether this ends well or not.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>This is your second time entering Quantum Shorts. What does being a Quantum Shorts finalist mean to you?<\/strong><\/p><p>I am really happy I made it to the shortlist! I discovered the competition two years ago and that was actually the first time I wrote a short story in my adult life. I enjoyed it so much that I continued writing. 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