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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

Undergrad Valid local explanation of Bell violations? (Pegg et al., 1999; 2008)
Fundamental difference between quantum physics and classical physics
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Evidence that Maldacena’s hologram conjecture is true
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Is Gravity Responsible for Breaking Quantum Entanglement?
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Does position operator have eigen wave function?
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Importance of the observer in double slit experiment and entanglement
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My First Post & A Question On Quantum Mechanics
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The Wave Function Of The Universe
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Spherical harmonics and angular momentum operators
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What is the significance of commutative operators in quantum mechanics?
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How does graphene demonstrate quantum tunneling?
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Creating of Wormhole during entanglement
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What is the Asymptotic Behavior of the Propagator in QFT?
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What is the Bipolar coordinate system used for in the DSM manual?
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A particle in 1D potential well
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Is there a frequency eigenstate for light?
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Building a Quantum Levitation device
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Can Quantum Fluctuations Create Friction in Empty Space?
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Fermionic Operator Equation Derivation Troubleshooting
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What Does the Spin-0 State Mean for Photons?
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Why do we get an interference pattern in a double slit experiment?
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Device to measure Planck's constant
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What Does <S> Mean in Spin Measurement?
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Spectral Function: Concluding Delta, Physical Interpretation, Imaginary Part
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Uncovering the Flaws of Born Inequality: A Deeper Look into Quantum Particles
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Lagrangian and quantum field theory
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Solving Schroedinger Eqn: Interpreting Separation Constant G as Energy
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Do photons interact with gravitons?
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Understanding Electron Diffraction: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
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Time evolution with time dependent Hamiltonians
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Effect of Shielding on Electron Penetration
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Entanglement vs space-time continuum
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What is the physical interpretation of eigenvalues in H?
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Double-slit experiment with photons vs electrons
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What is the impact of nonperturbative effects on time-dependent quantum theory?
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Initial condition for Schrödinger equation
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Srednicki Ch5 creation operator time dependence
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Pure to mixed and back to pure state
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I really need a resource to explain the linear potential well to me
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Can the energy flux of an EM wave be represented by a single photon?
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Critique of the quantum suicide experiment
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Do quantum fluctuations come from nothing ?
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A question on basics of statistical mechanics
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What role does quantum entanglement play in quantum computers?
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Understanding a wikipedia article on quantum coordination games
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Solving Projection Operator Questions - QM Basics
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Time Symmetric Quantum Mechanics
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Time Ordering Operator: Integrals & Step Function
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How to set up a double slit experiment?
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Why is there no help: momentum expectation value 2D particle in a box
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Wavefunction of Two Particles: Intuitive Explanation
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Why does the wave function have to collapse upon measurement?
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Eigenstate of energy but not angular momentum?
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Creation and anihillation operators
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Do intramolecular bonds vibrate in solids ?
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What Happens to Bob's Measurement in an EPR Experiment?
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Understanding Mean Field Theory for Hamiltonians for Beginners
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Silly thermodynamics and quantum mechanics questions
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Electromagnetic radiation and perturbation
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Radial Probability Distribution Curve for Hydrogen Atom
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Photon Size: Uncertainty Principle & QM Explained
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Does Time Slow Down at the Quantum Level as We Get Smaller?
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Understanding Probability Amplitude, State Operators and Galilei Group
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Can someone explain the behavior of particles in the double slit experiment?
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What does the definition the energy is not continuous mean?
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Beam Splitter - Commutation relations
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Quantum Entanglement vs Space Time
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Are quantum no-go theorems overrated/potentially counterproductive?
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Understanding Mass and Vectors in Quantum Mechanics: The Role of the Higgs Field
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Probability density and acceleration
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What is the dimensional formula for Planck's constant?
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Emission spectrum wavelengths.
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Simultaneous measurement of noncommuting observables
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Harmonic Oscillator: Let a+,a- be the Ladder Operators
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What is the v(p) polynomial in radial wave function
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Quantum field theory basic concepts
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Is Phi^3 Theory in Five Dimensions Supposed to Be Finite?
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Quantum Causality: Investigating Uncaused Events
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Questions about the Double Slit Experiment
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Why are photons released when electron jump states?
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Operators with commutator ihbar
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Self-dual and Anti Self-dual antisymmetric tensor
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Ball throwing model and some questions about QED
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Fourier Transform, and the uncertainty principle
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Did the Goudsmit-Uhlenbeck analysis of spin consider relativity?
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Unraveling the Mystery of Multiple Scattering in Double Well Systems
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The angular momentum operator acting on a wave function
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How Can A.K. Ramanujan's Mathematics Enhance Understanding of Modern Physics?
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What is Schwinger terms and what is the origin?
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Do Hamiltonians Fully Represent All Observables in Quantum Mechanics?
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Time-energy uncertainty and vacuum fluctuations
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Second Quantization: Single Particle Basis States
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Proof that a Dirac particle has spin 1/2?
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Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: Unknown Expression
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Representing Operators as Matrices and Differential Operators
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Particle Number Operator (Hermitian?)
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Quantum measurement: first kind vs non-demolition
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Preservation of Poisson Bracket Structure upon quantization?
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Where Can I Find Resources on Bogoliubov Transformations for Quantum Mechanics?
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C Modulated Slit: Can Light Pass Through?
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Which axis does flux pinngin work on?
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