Welcome to my homepage
Here you will find an overview of my current projects, published articles, talks, and conference posters.
In addition, I present case studies from the history of physics (Science Stories), materials on experiential
learning for example in phenomenological optics as well as accompanying notes for the lecture
“Elements of Physics”. Use the navigation menu on the left to explore the content in more depth
and discover further topics.
Thank you for your interest,
Thomas Quick
Latest contributions
Measuring the Sun
Imaging the Sun with a pinhole camera is a familiar school experiment.
But would you expect that it can even reveal the Sun’s annual variation in apparent size?
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Kepler’s Moon Puzzle
In 1600, Kepler observed a solar eclipse in Graz and recognized a fundamental problem.
His solution continues to shape optics to this day – but how did he achieve it?
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Strange Shadows?
Although shadows are usually considered a simple phenomenon, they still manage to surprise us.
Have you ever seen the shadow of a lamp?
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