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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

Graduate Alternative model for counterfactual definiteness in Bohm-like EPR
Understanding Light: Wave to Particle
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Why do we need a quantum theory of gravity? What would it do?
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Layman Reflection on Classical and Quantum Mechanics
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What Does the deBroglie Wave Represent in Quantum Mechanics?
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Help me understand how does Pauli's exclusion principle work
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Schrodinger eqn. and its relativistic generalisations
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Can Antimatter Really Travel Back in Time According to Feynman's Theory?
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What is spin? (advanced question)
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Dirac Postulate: Understanding Measurement in Quantum Mechanics
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Help with expected value of non-hermitian operators
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Slit Experiment vs Schrodinger's Cat
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Understanding the Imaginary Component in Spherical Harmonics
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Unification makes me wonder what things we would actually understand
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What is the Role of the Dynamic Quantum Vacuum in Quantum Mechanics?
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Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
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What is the relationship between atomic clocks and particle waves?
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Can John Cramer's Experiment Really Demonstrate Retrocausality?
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4 the question related to double slit experimetn
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LC Model of an Atom: Exploring Inductance & Capacitance
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Speed of light and quantum question?
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Has quantum mechanics changed since the big bang?
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Paradox of Angular Momentum: Necessity of \hbar=0?
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Yang-Mills Field Strength Tensor
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Distances of electrons in the shell
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Question about what the bleep do we know and superposition of a particle.
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Understanding Single Particle Interference in Quantum Physics
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What happens in the middle of a Feynmann Diagram?
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Probability Distribution Function, H-atom
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History of Physics: Why is it Important?
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Probability of Measuring Two-State System in State |2>
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Light Quantisation: Hydrogen vs Normal Bulb
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How Does Quantum Mechanics Combine Particle and Wave Descriptions?
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Is Complex Scaling in Quantum Mechanics Fully Understood?
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Can HUP Explain the Instant Emission of Photoelectrons?
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Reflection and Quantization of Energy Levels
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Question about schrodinger equation
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Calculating Variational Integral W(c) for STO-1G H-Atom
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Is the Hydrogenic Rydberg atom just a proton with an ionized electron at n=100?
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Understanding Basic QM: Multiple Solutions, Tunneling & Normalization Explained
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Understanding the Infinite Well Potential for Modeling Electron Bound to Atom
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How Can Quantum Physics Enhance Pain Management Techniques?
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Calculating Irreducible Tensor Operators in a Given Basis
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Zero Hamiltonian and its energies
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A scattering of light particles from a heavy stationary particles,.
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Why Does Double Slit Experiment Support Wave Nature of Light?
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Is the K-G Operator of the Kelin-Gordon Equation a Time Ordered Function?
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Basic questions about QM computations
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Stopping an Atom: Research & Theories
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Of quarks and international borders
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Standard Compton Effect Explained Classically/Semiclassically
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Boundary Conditions and Hilbert Space
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Afshar Wikipedia entry incl. views of Unruh and Lubos Motl
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Perfection of Atoms: Are They Truly Spherical?
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Confused about some of the basic principles
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Transparent vs Opaque: Why are Some Objects Different?
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Is the QM axiom for measurements misleading?
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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Understanding Spin States and Density of States in Atom Systems
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Euler-Lagrange Equations for Schördinger Eq.
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Dirac's Relativistic Equation and the Mysterious Nature of Gravity
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What the term virtual particles referred to
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How Quickly Does a Particle's Wave Function Re-Emerge After Observation?
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Schrodinger equation in the spherical coordinates
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Why should wave function be continuous?
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How does light reflection work on smooth surfaces?
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Rotating a Perfectly Smooth Cylinder
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Is free electron's motion quantized?
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Particle seen in two different places simultaneously
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Understanding Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory's 2nd Order Term
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Complex Inner Products: Skew Symmetry & Linearity
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What is the Physical Interpretation of the Lagrangian in Quantum Field Theory?
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Prove T Not Conserved When [H,T] = 0
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What does |0> mean? ie what does the | > mean/do?
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Expectation values and mean square deviations
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Learning QM and the math required.
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Hydrogen Atom Emission and Absorption
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Flaw in Anton Zeilinger QM entanglement article
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Are Protons Magnets? Investigating Spin & Charge
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Is there a good book for beginners in quantum optics and photon statistics?
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What are the incompatibilities between GR and QM?
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Superpositioning of electrons in magnets
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What Are the Implications of the Free Will Theorem?
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Quantum computers in the next 50 years?
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Understanding QFT Notation: Delta Function and Statistical View
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Heisenberg UP and space homogeneity - an intuitive reasoning
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Analogy with Light: Total Internal Reflection & Quantum Tunneling
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Einstein: Could he have been the father of QM?
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Can Schwinger-Dyson Equations Compute Green Functions in Quantum Gravity?
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Does a quantum possess structure or geometry?
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Few questions on uncertainty principle
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Negative kinetic energy in tunneling
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Functional Equation & Feynman Path Integral Solution
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Is there a Formula for Determining States of 3d^4 Configuration?
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What is a photon in quantum field theory?
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What's the Best Introductory Book on Quantum Field Theory?
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Size of Photon: Is it Same as Electron?
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Quantum Energies of GR: Applying Bohr-Sommerfeld
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Are Stars Closer Than We Think?
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A diatomic molecule rotating about it's axis of symetry
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