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The Intersection of Quantum Mechanics and Metaphysical Poetry: Exploring the Unknown in Donne and Heisenberg: Fusion of Quantum Mechanics and English Poetry

Author(s) Badrish Badoni, Dr. Bipin Chandra Uniyal, Dr. Yogesh Prasad
Country India
Abstract Metaphysical poetry and quantum mechanics may seem unlikely bedfellows but their intersections provide a thought-provoking dialogue between abstract domains of science and literature. So the exchange between these two disciplines undergirds the exploration of the epiphany of John Donne, an iconic metaphysical poet and of Werner Heisenberg, a founding father of quantum mechanics. So I was intrigued to find that both Donne and Heisenberg were engaging with questions of uncertainty, the limits of the knowable in Homo sapiens and the
nature of reality itself, albeit in painfully different registers. In fact, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, which posits that we can never know both the precise location and momentum of a particle simultaneously is just one among the elements Donne’s grapples with in his metaphysical poetry, which is written through and through with other metaphysical metaphors, often considering the wonders of existence, the nature of the soul and the cosmos the same kinds of questions explored through the lens of quantum mechanics. The paper reads Donne’s metaphysical musings on life, death and the universe through the lens of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, unearthing the potentialities of both traumas and transcendence. Reading selected poems like “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” and “The Flea,” they show how the 17th-century poet Donne impresses metaphysical conceits into the task of addressing complex, abstract ideas — ideas, mind you, that are mirrored by the paradoxes found in 21st-century physics. This study builds on literary analysis and the theory behind how to analyze literature, and argues that, despite their superficial bifurcation, both are extremely interwoven with one another in their traversals of the uncertain outer edges of perception, the hidden wonders of reality, and the inscrutable forces that control our world. This study argues that poetry and physics are more interconnected than previously acknowledged, highlighting how both disciplines compel us to reevaluate the metaphysical implications of quantum theory and how each enhances our comprehension of the other. This interdisciplinary viewpoint exemplifies how exploring the unknown is a collective human endeavor.
Keywords Quantum Mechanics, Metaphysical Poetry, Uncertainty Principle, Subatomic Reality, Determinism.
Field Physics
Published In Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025
Published On 2025-02-06
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