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Graduate Universal quantum physics
Graduate Implications of Quantum Eraser, Delayed Choice, etc.
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Graduate Instantaneous Particle Decisions: Why Isn't the Property Set Upon Splitting?
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Undergrad Double Slit Experiment - radioactive particles
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Graduate Blackbody Spectrum: 2 Questions Answered
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Graduate Schrodinger-Operator equation and control
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Graduate Is partial collapse possible in quantum mechanics? Can you provide an example?
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Graduate Are these matrix definitions correct for the Dirac equation?
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Graduate Direction of electron's total magnetic dipole moment
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Graduate Virtual particles in rigorous quantum field theory
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Graduate Can an alternate Muonic Helium model be created with one electron and one muon?
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Graduate Confused about Dirac particles
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Graduate Particle picture is misleading. True?
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Graduate Quantum Darwinism: Evidence & Supporters
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Graduate Kenneth miller thinks god exists in quantum mechanics
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Graduate Determinism from periodic dynamics?
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Graduate Anyone else enjoy physics less after learning QM?
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Graduate Do nonlocal deterministic QM theories violate the speed of light?
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Graduate Why is positronium unstable compared to the stable hydrogen atom?
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Graduate Quantum Vacuum before the big bang?
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Graduate Are double slit detectors all electron based?
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Graduate Understanding the Relationship Between Determinism and Quantum Mechanics
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Graduate Representations of the Lorentz Group
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Graduate How Does Detector Rotation Affect Spin Correlation in Bell's Test Experiments?
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Graduate What is after QM Core and before QFT?
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Graduate Continuous eigenstates vs discrete eigenstates
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Undergrad Predicting a diffraction pattern without the limiting assumption
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Graduate Opinion on PEAR: Analyzing QM & Human Consciousness
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Graduate Spherical-Wave State: E, l & m Quantum Numbers Explained
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Graduate Length of a one-dimensional box with an electron inside
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Graduate Why does quantum entanglement work?
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Undergrad What is CP Violation? Simplified Explanation
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Graduate I have a very limited knowledge of the quantum but I was wondering if
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Graduate Simple question about anticommutator and spinors
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Graduate Quantum Eraser & 50% information eraser
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Graduate IRC calculations in Quantum Chemistry
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High School Why does the change in one molecule effect the another?
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Graduate What Are the Origins of Entangled Particles?
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Graduate Explanation of uncertainty principle
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Graduate Can Traditional Collision Problems Be Solved Using Quantum Mechanics?
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Graduate Infinite gravity and time on the uncertainty principle
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Graduate Can someone explain HUP with some mathematical rigor?
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Graduate Can someone explain to me Locality in field theory?
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Graduate Vile spinors in odd dimensions?
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Graduate How do they measure the mass of the electron in units of MeV/c*c ?
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Graduate Why are quantum fluctuations amplified when viewed on a smaller scale?
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Graduate Problems about uncertainty principle
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Graduate Relationship between Imaginary Time Green's function and Average Occupancy
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Undergrad Why is the cube of a unitary operator = identity matrix?
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Graduate Transition from bound states to continuous states
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Graduate Feynman's QED and photon reflection
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Undergrad Double-Slit Experiment & Wave Interference
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Graduate What Makes Photons Unique Compared to Matter Waves?
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Graduate Reversibility on Microscopic Level
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Graduate Demystifying Photons and Polarizers: Understanding Interaction and Measurement
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Graduate Difference between Hamiltonian operator and Total energy operator?
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Graduate Understanding the Randomness of Quantum Processes and the Arrow of Time
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Graduate Quantizable nature of the physical world
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Graduate Hacking Quantum Unbreakable Randomness Scrambler
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Graduate Classical Bell Test | Hans de Vries | Physics-Quest.org
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Graduate Discrete/Continuous: Two sides of the same coin?
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Graduate Relativistic E/p relations in the WKB Approximation
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Graduate Does spin change under Lorentz boosts?
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Graduate I don't get this Path Integral stuff
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Graduate The logic of a physical system
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Graduate Doubt regarding uncertainty principle
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Graduate Is the EPR Thought Experiment Misinterpreted in Contemporary Versions?
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Graduate QM: Spin States of Electrons & Positrons
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Graduate What parameters of SM can be changed gradually?
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Graduate Matrix Mechanics & Wave Mechanics
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Graduate Macro vs QM: Can Bubble Chambers Challenge the Uncertainty Principle?
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High School What keeps the electron from falling into the nucleus?
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Graduate Freezing Light: Exploring the Equilibrium of Mass and Energy in Photons
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Undergrad Does a Hidden Detector Affect the Double-Slit Experiment?
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Graduate Can Time Travel Really Avoid Violating Causality?
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Graduate Fermi's Golden Rule: Derivation with Discrete & Continuous Spectrum
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Graduate Electron-hole overlap integral for a quantum well
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Graduate Why some functional integral(in QTF theo)of a product equal product of two the integr
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Graduate Hermitian Operators: Finding Psi(p) from Psi(x)
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Graduate What really is a Wave Function?
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Graduate Time-Dependent Perturbations in Schrodinger Equation
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Graduate Explanation of double slit experiment.
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Graduate Double-Slit Experiment: Wave or Particle?
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Graduate Why does |s=1,m=1> equal |++> ?
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Graduate Is a Reverse Quantum Computer Possible?
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Undergrad Finding Wavevector in 2D Domain
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Graduate Can macro quantum entanglement make teleportation possible? i had a
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Graduate What causes deviations between Sun and blackbody?
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Graduate Right handed or left handed,intrinsic?
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Undergrad Scattering Techniques: Types & Applications
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Graduate Wave functions and probability densities
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Graduate Polarizations of vector/tensor fields
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Graduate Experimental Test Limits Predictive Power Beyond Quantum Theory
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Graduate What is the meaning of classical and quantum equations?
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Graduate Position doesn't exist prior to measurement?
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Graduate Fine structure, exact formula. Dirac.
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Graduate Macroscopic Quantum Coherence & Macrorealism experiments
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Graduate Are More Complicated Lagrangians Wrong ?
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Undergrad Quantum Breakdown: Explained w/ Basic Math & Analogies
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Graduate What is the secret behind the double slit experiment and how has it been solved?
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Graduate Oscillation time in wave function?
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