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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?
High School EPR Paradox Failure Explained for High Schoolers
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Graduate How do a and a^\dagger transform under time reversal transformation?
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Graduate Uncertainty about Uncertainty Redux
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Graduate A few more questions about quantum teleportation
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Graduate Is Quantum Suicide a Viable Concept in Real Science?
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Information Abou FTL Video Needed
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Graduate [tex]\Phi^3[/tex] Quantum Field Theory
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Graduate Randomness being an intrinsic property? Quantum entanglement?
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Graduate Why do irrational numbers appear in quantum physics?
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Graduate Uncertainty Principle - nature or human nature?
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Graduate Dirac delta integrated from 0 to infinity
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Graduate Why is the Green's function equal to the vacuum expectation of the field?
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Graduate Express arbitrary state in second quantization
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Undergrad Photoelectric effect & your home
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Graduate Spin vs. Helicity: Transformation under Poincare Group
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Undergrad Question about excited atoms etc.
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Graduate The violation of energy conservation law?
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Graduate Comparing Quantum Foam with Vacuum Energy and the relationship to hyperspace
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Undergrad Does pauli exclusion principle
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Graduate Is the expectation value of this commutator zero?
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Graduate What is the rationale behind quantum theory and the afterlife?
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Graduate What would happen in this double slit experiment?
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Graduate Some doubts understanding wave nature experiment for electrons
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Graduate Fermion creation and annihilation operators
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Graduate Can the wave function collapse before being measured?
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Graduate Is the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect a violation of the fair sampling assumption?
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Graduate Photon stream impinging on half-silvered mirror
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Graduate Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
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Graduate Math of De-Broglie wavelength boggles me
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Relativity and Quantum Entanglement
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High School Light Grainy? Photons or Stream of Energy?
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Graduate Detecting Electron Interactions at a Slit in Double Slit Exp.
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Graduate Why pesistent current in a normal metal ring is a surprise?
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Graduate Is the Uncertainty Principle a Limitation of Current Technology?
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Graduate The Triple Slit Experiment and the Uncertainty Principle: A Closer Look
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Graduate Understanding superposition and entanglement
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Graduate How is equation 4.61 derived from n dot s in the Arbitrary Spin Operator?
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Graduate Heisenberg uncertainty derivation
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Graduate Can an observer be in a superposition?
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Undergrad Where's the Photon in Electromagnetism?
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Graduate What is the derivation for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics?
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Graduate Path integral in coherent states
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Graduate Continuous Eigenvalues: QM Position & Momentum Operators Explained
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Graduate Speed of light derived from Planck constant?
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Graduate Particles in a negative energy region?
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Graduate Why no Compton with Potoelectric effect?
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Graduate Significance of ((H,x),x) double commutator?
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Graduate Ionization Potential of molecules
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Graduate Question on Time-independent perturbation theory: I am confused
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Graduate Energy eigenfunctions in time-independent perturbation theory
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Graduate Is the Spin 1/2 XXZ Model Integrable?
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Graduate Is Spintronics the Future of the Electronics Industry?
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Graduate The Definition of Waves in Quantum Mechanics
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Graduate Solving the Uncertainty Principle: Kinetic Energy & Position
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Graduate Another Entanglement theory question
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High School What is an observation or measurement?
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Graduate Divergence of forward Coulomb scattering?
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Graduate The normal and anomalous Zeeman effect
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Graduate What is the Relationship Between Superposition and Causality in Quantum Theory?
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Graduate Is the Hard Sphere Collision Cross Section for 3-Body Systems Always Zero?
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Graduate Independent solutions of scalar wave equations
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Undergrad Blog: The Fascinating Possibilities of 2D Objects in a 3D Universe
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Graduate Compton Effect vs. Photoelectric effect
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Graduate Is quantum field theory really lorentz invariant?
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Graduate Has anyone have seen this QFT book?
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Graduate Consciousness and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
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Graduate Why can't we use quantum bit entanglement for FTL information?
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Graduate Energy of individual particles
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Tale of a Quantum Physicist in the year 2092
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Graduate Unraveling the Mystery of Disappearing Electrons: What You Need to Know
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Graduate Can Atoms Be Moved and Imaged Despite Wave-Particle Duality?
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Graduate How Do Bell States Compare to Total Spin States in Quantum Mechanics?
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Graduate Geometric/Berry Phase Explained | Elementary References
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Graduate Quantum Teleportation: What Is It?
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Graduate Get Expert Help with Quantum Physics Concepts for Your Fiction Book
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Graduate Shouldn't Lagrangians be real (hermitian)?
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Graduate Feynman integral over histories= over paths?
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Graduate Calculating Time of Excited Electron in Ground State
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Graduate Why is Psi^2 not square rooted in Schroedinger's Equation?
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Graduate In practice how do we prepare a desired quantum state?
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Graduate What are the properties and potential uses of Bose-Einstein Condensate?
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Graduate Quantum mechanics theory is the most fundamental theory of nature
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Undergrad Whether light has mass? if yes what is the reason behind it?
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Graduate Form Factors of Elementry Particles
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Graduate Is there a general prescription for commutators?
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Graduate Is A a Linear Operator and Hermitian in Quantum Mechanics Postulate 2?
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Graduate Diagonalize operator A by matrix S
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Graduate How to change unit of quantum to energy
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Graduate Relating the angular momentum with lapacian
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Graduate Quantum Tunneling Explained: Sophisticated Overview
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Graduate Does a positron absorb a Photon?
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Graduate How Can B Hatfield's Book Clarify QFT Through Solved Examples?
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Graduate Quick question from none math/physics guy
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Graduate Is Quantum Mechanics Understandable for a Ninth Grader?
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Graduate Uncertainty Principle: How Does Position Depend on Photon Wavelength?
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Graduate When does the wavefunction collapse?
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Graduate Quantum Physics & Measuring Thoughts & Emotions
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Graduate Is Heisenberg principle applicable to a photon?
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High School Light dying while traveling in space?
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Graduate The speed of light, gravity, strong force, weak force
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