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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

Graduate Understanding Barandes' microscopic theory of causality
Graduate Symmetry in Physics: Wave Functions & e^i (Δ)
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Graduate When is a particles charge spread out?
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Graduate Are Photons Responsible for the Forces in Static Electric Fields?
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Graduate What Does Quantizing a Field Really Mean in Quantum Field Theory?
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High School H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
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Graduate Gaining Insight into Scalar Field Theory Questions
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Graduate Can We Truly Trace the Path of Electrons and Pinpoint Photons?
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Graduate Generating Electricity with Casimir Force and Piezo-Electric Material
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Graduate QFT: Justifying Position-Momentum Commutation Relation
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Graduate Can Quantum Theology Bridge the Gap Between Physics and Spirituality?
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Graduate Reversible Computation: Feasible?
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Graduate Finite Square Well: Constructing Initial Wave Function with E < 0
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Graduate Mandel & Faster than Light Communication ?
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Undergrad Electron double Slit Experiment
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Graduate QED: virtual photons -spin conservation?
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Graduate Basic question about QM Operators
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Graduate What is the literature on squeezed electric field modes in accelerated frames?
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Graduate Uncertainty Principle: Solving a Problem I'm Having
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Graduate The Measurement Problem: the return :-)
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Graduate Further reading on angular/spin momentum
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Graduate Where Can I Continue Learning QFT on My Own?
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High School What is the metal(s) used in photoelectric experiments?
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Graduate Charge Conservation: Understanding Klein-Gordon Equation
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Graduate Where can I find sources for LCAO theory?
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Graduate Learn QM in Heisenberg Formalism: Texts/Sources
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Graduate Is Space a Continuous Entity or Made of Particles?
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Graduate Angular momentum of an electron
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Graduate Double Slit Experiment Questions: Answers Needed
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Graduate How do even cell contributions determine insulator behavior in band theory?
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Graduate Schrodinger equotion & quantum physics
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Graduate Proof of Superposition Principle
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Undergrad Bohr Model: Explaining Why Electrons Don't Enter Nucleus
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Graduate How to Calculate Energy Corrections using Perturbation Theory
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Graduate Particles or Waves: Why Do Electrons Exhibit Interference?
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Graduate What Is the Optimal Pinhole Size for Double-Slit Interference with Daylight?
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Graduate Understanding Quantization of Energy: Can We Produce EM Waves of Any Energy?
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Graduate How does QM solve the bohr atom problem?
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Graduate Quantum Measurement: Showing Z No Info on Source States
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Graduate What are the limitations of Bohr's atomic model in explaining electron travel?
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Undergrad How do photons make interference patterns
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Graduate Horizontal/vertical polarization
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Graduate Is Matter Really Just a Form of Wave?
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High School What Is Rutherford's Gold Leaf Experiment?
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Graduate How Would Our World Change if hbar Were Larger?
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Graduate Finding the density matrix of an ensemble
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Graduate Commutator of hermitian operators
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Graduate Neutral Kaon decay and CP violation
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Graduate Are Probability Clouds and Fields in Quantum Mechanics Interconnected?
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Graduate Quantum Mechanics & Singularities of Black Holes
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Graduate If you could measure the KE in the classically forbidden region
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Graduate Understanding the Terms in the 1-D Schrodinger Equation
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Graduate Exploring von Neumann's View of Quantum Measurement
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Graduate Critique Logic: Analyzing the Impact of Gravity as a Particle or Wave
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Graduate Need Help Solving the 3D Schrodinger Equation?
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Graduate Bound states for sech-squared potential
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Graduate Hawking Radiation: Theory & Acceptance in Quantum Physics
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Graduate What are the principal results of the decoherence in QM?
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Graduate Time Travel: Quantum Eraser Experiments
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Graduate Understanding Squeezed States: Explanations & Evolution
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Graduate Tunnel-effect possible for massless particles?
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Graduate What Are Mechanical Qubits and Franco Nori's Discoveries?
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Graduate Using cgs units, can I set c=h-bar=1?
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Graduate Quantum Fluctuations of Spacetime and of Energy
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Graduate Physical Interpretation of a Wave Packet: Single Beat Wavepacket
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Graduate Are Virtual Photons Responsible For Real Photons?
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Graduate How to Calculate AM and Energy of Multiplet Levels with Spin Orbit Potential?
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Graduate A good short intro to Perturbative QFT
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Graduate Solving an S=3/2 Dimer: A Dilemma and Bonus Question
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Graduate Schrödinger Ecuation & Continuity Ecuation | R. Aparicio
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Graduate Quantum Foam and Virtual Particles
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High School What Determines the Energy Level of a Photon?
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Graduate G Penrose: Quantum vs. Gravity Experiment on Page 35
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Undergrad Is Lightspeed Determining the Vertical Speed of Light Accurately?
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Graduate Wavefunction expansion coefficients
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Graduate Are the paramiters of The Universe
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Graduate Is There a Connection Between Gravity and the Casimir Effect?
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Graduate What Are the Latest Experiments on the EPR Paradox from the Past Decade?
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Graduate Do Commuting Operators Always Form a Basis in QM and QFT?
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Undergrad Double-Slit with Natural Light?
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Graduate Quantum Theory on Alternate Realities
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Undergrad Is a quantum computer possible
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High School EMF wave are form due to changing of current which result in electric
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Graduate Can Quantum Eraser Experiments Predict the Future?
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Graduate Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
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Undergrad Finding Theory of Semiconductor Lasers at Undergrad Level
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You may say i'm a idiots or what, but what is spin.
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Undergrad Calculating the Diffraction Speed of a Cadillac
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Graduate Question about electron diffraction
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Graduate I am also confused in energy in QT
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High School Is Watching a Kettle Actually Making It Boil Faster?
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Graduate Unraveling Quantum Physics to Understanding Complex Equations
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Graduate Wormholes and Quantum Entanglement
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Graduate Matrix element (raising and lowering operators)
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Undergrad Wave: Probabilistic wave or physical wave?
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Graduate Find Eigenvalues: Physics Forums Homework Help
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Graduate Goos-Hanchen effect and polarization
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Graduate EPR Experiment and QFT: Are They in Conflict?
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Graduate Why is the Commutator Between Ladder Operators for a SHO Not Zero?
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Graduate Proving the Identity for Non-Commuting Operators A and B | Operator Algebra
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Graduate The title of the webpage could be Can a photon be divided into smaller parts?
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