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Double slit measurement problem
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What's the causal model for direction of curl of magnetic field lines?
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Klein-Gordon propagator ill-defined?
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Quantum Wormhole Mechanics and Microtubes
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W. Pauli: The connection between spin and statistics
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Foundations of Relativistic QM
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Monochromatic Light & Information: Can It Convey?
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Why is it difficult to accept the idea of nonlocality in quantum mechanics?
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Understanding Angular Momentum: Commutativity and Common Eigenstates
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Constructing Matrix Representations for N-Fermion Spaces
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Proving that a propagator decays exponentially for spacelike separations
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Question about time limits of time-dependent perturbation theory
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How to prove that for any bound electronic state, < p > = 0
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Prove that 0=1 in quantum mechanics
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Power Production: Solar Generator Idea - What Am I Missing?
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Last step of a Schrodinger derivation
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Is position not an observable of a photon?
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Why Is There an Upper Limit to Photon Energy in Hydrogen's Emission Spectrum?
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Proving Ehrenfest's Theorem: Diff. vs. Partial Diff.
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What is the average force for this process
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Decoherence of the Universe as a whole
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Do infinite probabilities hurt multiverse theories?
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Angular Momentum eigenstates, and tensor products
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Can two bodies exist in the same space-time position?
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What exaclty is energy on a quantum level?
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Understanding Entanglement: How Observer Affects Quantum Mechanics
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Are Feynman diagrams evaluated using the residue theorem or Wick rotation?
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Do particles possess properties before we observe them?
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Understanding the Differences: Virtual vs Real Photons in Electromagnetic Forces
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Quantum physics, randomness and its influence on the arrow of time
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Integral for the free propagator
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Help with Equation 9.25 in Srednicki's QFT Book?
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Behaviour of materials for computer graphics applications
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What particle/wave carries electric/magnetic fields?
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Is Bell's Logic Aimed at Decoupling Correlated Outcomes in Quantum Mechanics?
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Can energy be created/destroyed in quantum physics(I need experts)?
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Is Consciousness actually Information
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Red shift of light and expanding universe - Your help needed.
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What is Mass? Electrons vs Photons
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Commutation relation of operators
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How is quantum entanglement observed?
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Chern Simons form: calculation
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Gluon Contribution to Baryon Mass
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What kind of wave is associated with particles , in wave particle duality?
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Position,velocity cannot be found simultaneously with appreciable
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Revisiting the Completeness of Quantum Theory: A Scientist's Perspective
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What Determines the Observer Effect in Quantum Physics?
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Can Spooky Entanglement Enable Faster Than Light Communication?
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Canonical Quantization of KG field
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QM vs SR: The Paradox of Simultaneity in Particle States
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Why Are Conductors Essential for Observing the Casimir Effect?
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A Simple Proof Of Bell's Theorem
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What is exactly meant by wave nature,does the particle move like a
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Understanding Discrete Symmetries in Quantum Field Theory
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Quantum entanglement in communications possible?
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Identical particles, eigenstates, empirical or theoretical
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What proof is there that light has zero mass?
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Examining the Accuracy of a Movie Scene
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Exploring the Wave-Particle Duality: A Layman's Perspective on Slit Questions
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What Does Quantum Free Fall Experiment with Cold Neutrons Imply?
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Quantum accelerometer using Unruh effect (Jorma Louko)
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Solving SO(3) Irreps: Find Eigenvectors & Eigenvalues of X_3
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Commutativity of frequency measurement
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Representation of angular momentum matrix in Cartesian and spherical basis
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Observational data and wavefunction collapse
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Can’t specify the exact energy of system in a distinc timet
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Higher Point CFT Correlation Functions
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Probability amplitude in Heisenberg e Schrodinger pictures
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Hamiltonian Algebras: What Do We Mean By "Generated"?
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Basic QED Question: Are a & b Dirac Matrices?
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Particle Zoo: How Do Particles Sense Each Other?
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Particle-Wave Duality Contention
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Simultaneous diagonalisation of non-hermitian operator (Bloch theorem)
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How to detect nteraction between two massless particles?
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What are the minimal conditions for a non-relativistic quantum theory?
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Why Do Spin Flips at Fermi Level Occur?
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Understanding Wick Contractions for Quantum Field Theory
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How do photons interfere with each other/themselves?
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About measuring angular momentum
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Why is the singlet configuration anti-symmetric?
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How Does Observed Superposition Impact Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics?
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Texts on Quantum Fields without Maxwell's Equations
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Did Bell's Theory Contain a Mathematical Flaw?
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Is Gravity a Fictitious Force Only Valid in Quantum Physics?
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What are force-carrying particles and how do they work in quantum mechanics?
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Energy loss in collision in oscillator
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Radiation pressure, momentum question.
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Understanding the Ultraviolet Catastrophe: The Role of Planck's Quanta
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Where Can I Find Feynman Rules for Chiral Perturbation Theory?
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Heisenberg vs Schrodinger Picture
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Solving Commuting Operator Equations: Understanding Lz and T in Atoms
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How does the Energy of a particle stay together?
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Thermal Field Theory Integration over the modes?
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Is this an accurate explainantion of QM?
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Relation between Lie Algebras and Gauge Groups
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Why do some papers use binomial expansion in dimensional regularization?
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Particle-wave duality of sound waves
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Physical intrepretation of Sr.E.
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Dark Matter and the Uncertainty Principle
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Problem with source term in qft
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