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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

Undergrad New interpretation for the double slit experiment with light?
Graduate InVisage: Quantum Film - real of fake?
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Graduate Appearance of new information: mirror of collapse?
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Graduate Why is Quantum thoery so confusing that no body actually understand it ?
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Graduate About Photon as an independent entity
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Graduate What is the significance of the Ramsauer-Townsend effect?
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Graduate What Is Probability Current Density in Quantum Mechanics?
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Graduate Can a Hamiltonian be unbounded ?
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Graduate Solve Momentum Expectation Change w/ Ehrenfest's Thm
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Graduate Bra-Ket Operation: Multiplying Equation by |psi1>
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Graduate Is intregral particle number a theoretical assumption?
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Graduate What are the key differences between H1 and H2 Hilbert spaces?
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Graduate Fermion annihilation operators from position and momentum
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Graduate How does the uncertainty principle relate to Maxwell's equations?
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Graduate The Basic premises behind quantum mechanics
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Graduate L² Hilbert space, bound states, asymptotics of wave functions
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Graduate General method for solving SE
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Graduate Why does observing an electron prevent it from entering a superposition?
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Graduate Computation of the effective action (Peskin 11.4)
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Graduate Photon Divergence: Questions & Answers
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Graduate N-point Green's function in QFT
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Undergrad Hydrogen Spectral Series Question
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Graduate Questions about phase velocity, and group velocity
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Graduate Slit interference pattern depends or whether there is a clock in the room?
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Graduate Massive Particles and Standing Waves
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Graduate Hamiltonian of spin 1/2 in tangential magnetic field
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Graduate The 'i' in the momentum operator
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Undergrad What type of wave does the electron travel as?
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Graduate Formula for a spin S in a SGE
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Graduate Is a photon in the form of a wave or a beam?
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High School Introduction to Quantum Physics: Spin
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Graduate Quantum mechanics momentum operator
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Graduate Dimensional analysis of the london penetration depth
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Graduate Wave-Particle Duality (explained?)
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Graduate Clarifying the rules of Reflection
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Graduate Exploring Dirac Matrices in the Context of the Dirac Equation
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Undergrad What do Bosons travel through?
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Graduate Is the hamiltonian in the coordinate representation always diagonal?
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Graduate A wave that can only be detected in one location
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Graduate Prior interaction as an unwarranted assumption of EPR
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High School Name a bunch of famous physics paradoxes
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Graduate Could quantum teleportation be used to teleport humans?
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Graduate Hund's rule and angular momentum coupling
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Graduate Gravitationally amplified quantum fluctuations
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Graduate Conjugate momentum in the hamiltonian
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Share Your Thoughts: An Idea to Consider
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Graduate Toy model, contextual particles/non-contextual ensemble
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Graduate Perturbation theory and total derivatives
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High School Need help with understanding an idea
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Undergrad Convert Mcd to MicroEinstein - Tips & Hints
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Graduate What is a wave function and its collapse?
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Graduate Measurement problem -basic definition.
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Graduate Does the graviton move at the speed of light in any reference frame?
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Graduate Can Quantum Physics be weaponized?
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Graduate Why is h-bar rather than h used in Planck units?
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Graduate Dan Sandberg - Quantum Computing & Phys. Chem. @ UConn USA
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Graduate Domains for relativity vs quantum mechanics
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Graduate Understanding Spin Wavefunctions and the Confusion Surrounding Spin 3/2 States
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Graduate Uncertainty Principle as impossibility of simultaneity
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Graduate Quantum Fluctuations and Curved Space
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Graduate Delayed Choice Experiment - A thought.
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Graduate Is Instant Data Travel Possible Through Quantum Teleportation?
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Graduate Could heat in motors be minimized when driven with quasiparticles?
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Graduate Wavelength limits of Planck's Law
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Graduate Quantum Immortality: Can Experiments Test Theory Without Risk?
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Graduate Hartree Ansatz Method: Fermion Antisymmetry & Product vs. Linear Combination
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Graduate Solving Projector Question on Mixed States
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Graduate Entanglement and communication speed
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Graduate Matrix or differential operator?
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Graduate Photon Interaction: Possible or Not?
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Graduate Can Quantum Mechanics Allow for a Particle's Absolute Sharp Position?
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Graduate Evolving Causality: Heuristic Point of View of Quantum Physics
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Graduate The misterious 'inverted' harmonic oscillator
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Graduate Entanglement possible through a higher dimension.
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Graduate Wilsonian EFTs and regularization
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Graduate Quantum teleportation-is it real?
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Graduate Understanding Amplitudes for Photon Speed in Feynman's QED
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Graduate What is the Relationship Between Magnetization and Ionization in Neutral Atoms?
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Graduate Understanding Specular Reflection: QED Explanation & Material Differences
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Graduate Definition of Thermal State of Scalar Field in QFT
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Undergrad Understanding Atom Orbits: Calculating Lost Energy
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Graduate Vibrational Vs dissociation energies for diatomic molecules
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Graduate What is the Repulsive Casimir Force?
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Graduate Unstoppable Force, Immovable Object
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Graduate Explanation of entropy only takes into account positions?
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High School What Causes Metals to Reflect Light?
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Graduate How Do Fermi and Bose Statistics Explain Particle Behavior in Quantum Mechanics?
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Graduate Is the particle able to penetrate finite barrier?
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Graduate What is a probability amplitude?
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Graduate Can information be transfered via entaglement?
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Undergrad Do Atoms Literally Behave as Waves?
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Graduate What is residual Coulomb interaction and why does it exist?
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Graduate Can a computer be an observer?
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Graduate How do we measure particle momentum?
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Graduate In a quantum fluid, we know that it is difficult to add or destroy a
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Graduate Help with Understanding CH27 of Srednicki
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Graduate Dual Light Sources in Dual-Slit Experiment?
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Graduate Visualization of entanglement when relative speeds differ greatly
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Graduate Does Electric Charge Have a Definite Value or Does Uncertainty Apply?
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Undergrad Basic conceptual/intuitive question on molecular vibrations and rotations.
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Graduate What is the Scale Dependence of Coupling Constants in QFT?
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