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Graduate Universal quantum physics
Graduate What is the physical mass and coupling?
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Graduate Uncertainty and the Speed of Light
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Graduate Proving Scalar Operator: Laplacian in 4 Dimensions
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Graduate Could a quantum computer perform the tasks of a regular computer?
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Graduate Understanding Potential Wells: Finite vs. Unbounded
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Graduate Everett and Born: Impossible Possibilities from Quantum Theory
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Graduate New model permits time travel
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Graduate Expectation value of following function
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Graduate Learning Quantum Mechanics: Classical vs Operator Based
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Graduate Wave-Particle Duality: Always Both, Never Isolated
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Graduate Wave function of a free particle
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Graduate What Is a Postulate in Quantum Mechanics?
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Graduate Pure and not pure states, an example
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Graduate Commutation (Ehrenfest?) relations
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Graduate How to compute the number of loops in a Feynman diagram?
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Graduate Timeflow, light, spatial speed, quarks & anti-matter questions
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Graduate Is the Manifold of Eigenfunctions in Quantum Mechanics a Valid Concept?
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Graduate Why are dimension > 4 operators non-renormalizable?
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Graduate Can the history of a particle be traced in principal?
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Graduate Quantum measurement problem paper
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Graduate Question that’s killing me this evening…
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Undergrad Effect of EMP on electrons. And other EMP related questions.
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Graduate New to QM, with questions relating to GR
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Graduate Unraveling the Mystery of Neutron Decay: A Fundamental QFT Explanation
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Graduate Do you know what this particular unitary operator is?
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Graduate Why Does the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Affect Electron Behavior in Atoms?
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Graduate A budweiser beer (the phase operator)
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Books to Help a Newbie - Don't Hold Back!
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Graduate Looking for a QFT Exercise Buddy: A Grad Student's Quest for Mastery
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Graduate Einstein-De Hass Effect: Explained and Explored | Research Project Guide
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High School What If Light Could Travel Slower?
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Graduate Single Slit Exp: Electron Behavior - Not "Finger of God
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Graduate Explaining Hawking Radiation in Detail
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Graduate Reconciling Fermionic and Bosonic Behaviors in the Particle in a Box System
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Graduate How Can a Particle Transition Between Sides in an Infinite Potential Well?
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Graduate How Does Energy Relate to Matter, Fields, and Photons?
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Graduate Superconductivity and Quantum Field Theory
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Graduate That the two gamma rays are only one possible decay mode?
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Graduate Understanding Operators & Observables: Averages & Variance
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Graduate Quantization of Energy: Does Mass Follow?
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Graduate What are main laws of quantum physics and some other questions
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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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