Quantum Physics Forum

Join in expert discussion on quantum physics. Quantum physics is the mathematical description of the motion and interaction of subatomic particles. Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory.

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Undergrad What is the force that holds atoms together in a substance?

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Graduate Photons, particles and wavepackets

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Can a Cat with Toast Defy the Laws of Physics in Quantum Mechanics?

  • Remnant
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Graduate Is Quantum Chaos Real Despite Contradictions in Physics?

  • Quantum River
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A Book on Quantum Physics by a Russian Author

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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery: Can Atoms Produce Sound Waves in Quantum Physics?

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Undergrad What do the basic notations in quantum physics mean?

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Graduate How Do Photons Exhibit Wave Interference?

  • free_electron
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Graduate Understand Shor's Algorithm & Quantum Fourier Transform

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Graduate Commutator with r, p_r and angular momentum

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Graduate Time independent perturbation theory

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Graduate Photon Particle Wave or Straight?

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Graduate Is the Casimir Effect a Viable Source of Free Energy?

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Graduate Gordon decomposition an right current

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Graduate Pure Electron Diffraction Experiments

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Graduate Quantum uncertainty and digital data

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Graduate The use of Eigenvalues/function in QM

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Graduate Field Quantization: Is "Forces Exchanged by Particles" a Deep Concept?

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Graduate Understanding the Concept of Instantaneous Potentials in Quantum Mechanics

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Graduate Tracking or tagging a single atom in a gas

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Undergrad Binding Energy in U-235 and daughter atoms

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Graduate What is the Significance of Substituting p for -p in the Klein-Gordon Equation?

  • M. Kohlhaas
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Graduate Unique to within a constant factor?

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Graduate Free-Air Transmission and Quantum Effects?

  • JDługosz
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Graduate Understanding the Probability Current J

  • Rahmuss
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Graduate Quantum Decoherence & Measurement Time

  • michael879
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Graduate Interference of two particles - how does it work?

  • Anthus
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Graduate Time independent perturbation theory

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Graduate Entanglement and two electrons separated by the universe

  • Alan J.
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Graduate Distinguishing between superposition and hidden information

  • michael879
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Graduate Quantum Spin: Forgetting, Entanglement & Change

  • Xori
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Graduate Physical Meaning of QM Expectation Values and other ?s

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Graduate Application of true randomness

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Graduate How is electron formed? Why does it travel?

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Undergrad Absorption Spectra - Questions & Answers from NZ High School Student

  • kcodon
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Undergrad How to Explain Wave Phase Difference Physically?

  • mcquarr
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Graduate Spin Matrix for Arbitrary Spin: A Closer Look

  • captain
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Graduate How exactly does diagonalization work and how is it useful in qm?

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Graduate What is a Spinor? Is it the Coefficients of a State Ket?

  • captain
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Graduate Propagation speeds in literature

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Graduate Periodic potential: Bloch's theorem

  • tim_lou
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Graduate Understanding Light Propagation for Quantum Field Theory

  • captain
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Graduate What is renormalization and what does it do?

  • captain
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Graduate P&S Chapter 2: Derivation of the KG Hamiltonian

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Undergrad Does Light Ever Travel Faster or Slower Than Speed C?

  • journeytospace
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Graduate Exploring the SU(2)_L x U(1)_Y Gauge Field Theory of Electroweak Interaction

  • americanforest
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Graduate Which Formula Correctly Represents the Kinetic Orbital Momentum of an Electron?

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Graduate Finding Einstein’s Hidden Variable

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Graduate Collapses against conservation laws

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Graduate Quantum Mechanics and Determinism

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Graduate Simultaneous Entanglement of Particles: Frame of Reference Considerations

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Graduate Maxwell's Equations and Quantum Electrodynamics: A Comprehensive Overview

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Graduate Watching a wavefunction gradually collapse

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Graduate Relativistic quantum mechanics

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Graduate Why Hilbert Space is Necessary for Quantum Mechanics

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Graduate How Does Chirality Impact the Dirac and Weyl Equations?

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Graduate When is the Interaction representation used and why?

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Graduate DDCS: Understanding What it Measures

  • TimNguyen
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Graduate Hamiltonian and energy momentum tensor

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Graduate Quantum Leap FTL: Is it Possible?

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Graduate Why Do We Need Wave Packets in Water Waves?

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Graduate How Do Delta-Like Potentials Affect Normal Modes in a 1D Elastic String?

  • Slaviks
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Graduate What are the Decay Modes of the Higgs? Recommendations for Further Reading

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Graduate Master Quantum Mechanics with Expert Tips and Tricks - Get Help Now!

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Graduate Schrödinger equation: macro level

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Graduate Lagrangian and hamiltonian formalism

  • captain
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Graduate Understanding the General Hamiltonian from the Schrödinger Equation

  • joarb
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Graduate Two State System: QM Explained by Sakurai

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Undergrad How are the formulas in QM derived?

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Graduate Does Photons bouce off eachother

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Undergrad Molecular switch and mobius molecules.

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Graduate What are the two principles that prevent walking through a wall?

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Graduate Teleportion of particles in Vienna in 2000

  • lboeckl
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Graduate Understanding Mediators and Contact Interactions in Quantum Mechanics

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Graduate Is Time Composed of Discrete Units in Physics Literature?

  • teleport
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Graduate Quantum Erasure 9903047 - Issues

  • zekise
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Graduate Another question on Schrodinger Equation

  • Rade
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Graduate Quantized Field: Definition & Meaning

  • captain
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Graduate Understanding the Relationship between Hamilton and Momentum Operators

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Graduate Wave Function Collapse: Why Does Observation Matter?

  • tommyburgey
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Graduate Linearity of A Hermitian Operator

  • buraqenigma
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Graduate Unraveling the Mysteries of Wavefunction Collapse and Quantum Entanglement

  • Morga
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Graduate Answers of questions in mathematics of classical and quantum physics

  • ercagpince
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Graduate Understanding Neutrino Helicity and Chirality: The Difference Explained

  • JDługosz
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Graduate Q concerning Schrödinger’s equation

  • JDługosz
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Graduate Energy required to create electron positon pair

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Graduate What Are Eigenfunctions and Superpositions in Quantum Measurement?

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Graduate Why Does the Measurement Problem Terrify Physicists?

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Graduate Calculating the Stern Gerlach Angle in Magnetic Fields

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Graduate Learn Quantum Mechanics & Relativity: Can We Create Unlimited Energy?

  • The Onion
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Graduate How small can we see with a STEM?

  • jobyts
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Graduate Is Acceleration Quantization Valid in Quantum Mechanics?

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Graduate Path integral in momentum representation

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Graduate Are spinors just wavefunctions in the dirac field?

  • captain
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Graduate Magnetic & electric fields in QM?

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Graduate Angular Momentum of 0 for Electrons in Ground Energy State

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Graduate Wave particle duality again(photons)

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Graduate Temporal overlap of light beams

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Graduate QED Confinement: Will Charge be Confined if Alpha is Larger?

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Graduate What Force Causes Electron Repulsion in the 1s State?

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