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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

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Matrix Elements of Operators & Orthonormal Basis Sets
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2D H.O., graph phase space in R^2?
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Quantum Mechanics Born to be Linear?
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Explaining Time Dependent Potentials
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Non-unitary process? Doesn't that mean FTL?
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Density of States: Varying Boundary Conditions
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Question: Reality of Quantum State Paper by Pusey, Barrettm & Rudolp
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Why Do Electrons Occupy Such Large Spaces in Orbitals?
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Neglected solutions to the (free) Dirac equation?
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Wavefunction After Measurement
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A classical challenge to Bell's Theorem?
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Richard Feynman's sum-over-paths approach to quantum mechanics?
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Expectation Value for system of identical particles
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Diffraction of c60. seeking description of experiment.
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Question about measuring physcial observables
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Does diamagnetism cause a faster orbital spin
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A simple question on a modified Double-Slit Experiment
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What is the uncertainty speed of a hydrogen atom inside a virus?
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Difference between an expectation value and an average
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Super position and mathematical limitations
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SO(2,1) Lie Algebra Derivation
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Does Electron Coulomb Repulsion Affect the Double-Slit Experiment Pattern?
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Is the matter wave of a photon affected by the presence of an electron?
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Light, Sound, Radio Waves: Up/Down Motion?
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Why does Dirac Equation describe spin 1/2 particles?
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Short question about probability amplitudes
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Link to description of detector type for double-slit experiment
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Spin-orbit interaction and bremsstrahlung
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Position representation of a wavefunction - technical issue
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Young's double slit experiment: reconciling facts and theory
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How do you find the generator corresponding to a parameter of a Lie group?
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Commutators of Angular momentum operator
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What is product space in the context of quantum mechanics?
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Request for Link on orbital decay energy characteristics
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Compton Scattering: Largest Shift & Min Energy Transfer
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Absorption coefficient of quantum well
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Question about Orthogonal Polynomials
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Looking for a Dirac book on qft
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Basic:applying uncertainty principle for confined particle
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Peskin's Introduction to QFT 3.82 - What Has He Done?
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Questions about quantum mechanics reducing the complexity of classical models
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Calculating Wavelength and Energy of Excited Hydrogen Atom | Help Guide
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Hydrogen Spectroscopy: Can You View 1st & 2nd Order on One Side Only?
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Time-energy uncertainty relation
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What is the differene between Rigid Hilbert Space and Hilbert Space?
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Wave function collapse for Schrödinger's cat
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Understanding Complex Group Parameters for SO(4) Lorentz Algebra
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Can a point in S^3 be uniquely labeled by a 2 component Spinor?
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String Theory & Particle-Wave Duality: Can Oscillating Strings Explain?
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I have some questions about wavepackets.
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QM only possible in flat space?
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Hermitian conjugate of an operator
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Transition from Poisson bracket into Canonical Commutation Relations
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Solving Commutators & Calculations: W^2, p^α=0
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Comparing Wave & Partical Models Of Light
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Are Input Photons #2 and #3 Still Entangled After Going Through a Beam Splitter?
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Are Electrons and Photons Like Water Molecules and Waves?
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CHSH and the triangle inequality
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Would a particle at the edge of the universe have an infinite amplitude
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Dyade Dirac Notation: Why Last Equation?
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Multiple quantum entanglements
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Box^2 A_μ = J_μ ; [Dirac operator] ψ = 0 or not?
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Separable state vs part of entangled state
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Question about this interaction in QFT
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Weak field zeeman effect, why don't we still use degenerate perturbation theory?
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Weinberg QFT - Inner product relations, Standard momentum, Invariant integrals
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Photon wavefunction and localizability
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Compton effect and Photoelectric effect explained by wave theory?
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Binomial Expansion: Solve for L=Hbar*(l+1/2)
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Why the De Raedt Local Realistic Computer Simulations are wrong
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Schrodinger Equation in 3 dimension
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Can Superposition and Wavefunction Collapse be Visually Demonstrated?
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What does couples as the 4th component of a vector mean in the Dirac equation?
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What is the minumum arrangement to cause decoherence?
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'Physics of Quantum electronics vol.8 chap.5''
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Proving Bloch's Theorem
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Probabilistic quantum world and deterministic macro world?
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Is this right about the double-slit experiment and quantum physics?
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Field transformation under Lorentz group
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Are Quantum Energy and Gravity the Same Phenomenon?
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Why Do Perfect Theories Never Match Experimental Results Exactly?
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Arising of exp(-ipx) in QM in quantum field theory
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How are entangled particles separated/distinguished?
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Status of Hawking Hartle no boundary proposal
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Wedge product in tensor notation
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There is no scientific content in this webpage title.
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Photon coherence time as the wavepacket length and dephasing
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Negative Energy and Mass Symmetry
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Can someone explain the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
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Regarding pair production and annihilation
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Ladder Operators for Harmonic Oscillator Excited States
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Feynman-Kac Formula & N-particle Canonical Partition Function
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Is there a quantum computing model that allows you to add different states?
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Why we know spin vector is an axial vector?
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Why Does the Path Integral in Quantum Mechanics Include an Imaginary Unit 'i'?
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The Unruh effect and vacuum states
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Factor in equation (3.49) of Peskin and Schroeder
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Mass defect - where does it go to?
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Schroedinger boundry equation: Smooth?
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Time in QFT and in special relativity
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