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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

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Finding Pauli matrices WITHOUT ladder operators
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Are virtual particles created spontaneously out of the vacuum?
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Calculating Electron Emission from Lithium with 100W Visible Light
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Faraday's Principal of induction
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Is the Singularity Still Present in Our Universe?
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EPR type thought experiment with black hole
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Data Analysis web site for experiments ?
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Does Quantum Entanglement Violate Causality?
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The wave/particle nature of light
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Does the Second Law of Thermodynamics Imply the Necessity of Quantum Mechanics?
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Quantised Photon Energy and Compton Scattering
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Where Can I Find Film Clips of Superfluidity Phenomenon?
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Schroedinger Equation - Galilean Invariance
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Understanding Neutron Star Formation and the Missing Ingredient
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Potential operator in positional space
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Questions about Franck Hertz Experiment: Energy, Mean Free Path, Interactions
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Understanding Quantum Mechanics: The Dual Nature of Particles and Waves
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Prove E > V(min) in Schroedinger Equation
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Electron Motion in a Quantum Leap
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Nonlocality of the quantum potential
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Hermitian Operators and Imaginary Numbers
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Quantum Field Rules: Learn & Understand
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Where can I find information on solving for new energies using Dirac notation?
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Solve Sketch Mod(Psi1) Math Problem | Normalize & Sketch Tutorial
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How Does Measurement Influence the Schrödinger's Cat Paradox?
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Navigating Uncertainty: Are Particles Really That Unpredictable?
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Understanding Superselection: Rules & Interactions with Environment
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Does Time Exist for a Photon Traveling from Point A to Point B?
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Introduction to Quantum Group Theory for College Math Majors
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Knew my share of quantum phyisics
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Understanding Projectors in Quantum Mechanics: A Mathematical Approach
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Objects without quantum nature, or without relativistic nature
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Why can't negative energy virtual particles escape black holes?
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Virtual particles vs. speed of light
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Newbie Quantum Physics Questions
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Energy-time uncertainty relation
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QFT proof from Peskin and Schroeder
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Can Bound States with Exact Energies Violate the Uncertainty Principle?
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Is the Wave Function for a Free Particle with a Rigid Wall at x=0 Correct?
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How do I use a histogram to find a combined fit for my muon lifetime experiment?
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Qm probability, energy density and curvature
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Electrons, the nucleus and the uncertainty principle.
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Asymptotic freedom,quantum gravity
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Understanding the Motivation Behind Quantizing Fields in Quantum Field Theory
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Probablity of Walking through a Wall
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Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity: Understanding H Y = E Y and T Y = G Y
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Exploring the Concept of a Higgs Field with Brian Greene
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Quantum Mechanics Q&A: Basics for Beginners
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Can a Massive Force Carrier Turn a Two-Body System into a Three-Body Problem?
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Plane wave limit of Gaussian packet
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Understanding Energy Corrections in a Perturbed Square Well Potential
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How Did Heisenberg Develop the Uncertainty Principle and Matrix Mechanics?
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Looking for a Feynman reference (re: P, C, and CP)
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Is Electron Mass Linked to the Coupling Constant in Quantum Field Theory?
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0th dimension and other dimensions
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Quantum Entanglement for nonphysicists
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What is the Physical Significance of Various Wave Functions?
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Could a 1/r Force Explain the Pauli Exclusion Principle?
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Why Do We Expect Proton Decay in Particle Physics?
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Mass spectometer and relativity
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Can Spin Transformations Link Gravity and Electromagnetism?
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Is interaction first or field?
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Can protons emit-absorb virtual photons?
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Calculating Energy Eigenvalues & Eigenfunctions for a 2D Particle
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Solving Wave Packet Problem: Tips & Guide
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Nonlocality & the measurement problem.
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Why Does Reshuffling a Deck Reset Card Counting Probabilities?
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How Can We Prove Light is a Particle Instead of a Wave?
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QM Measurement: What Do We Need to Know?
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Are Photons Always Wave Packets or Can They Be Plane Waves?
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Is it possible to complete QuantumTheory by Hidden Variables?
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What Explains Action at a Distance in Quantum Physics?
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Gravity's Effect on Electric Charges in a Gravitational Field
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What Are the Possibilities and Limitations of Matter Beams?
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De brolgie and noumenal telecommunications
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What Math Do I Need to Know for Quantum Mechanics?
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Need Help with Relativity Questions
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Neurinos are massless paricles
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Understanding the Hydrogen Atom's Emission & Absorption Frequencies
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Is wavefunction collapse limited by the speed of light?
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Schrodinger Wave Function Question
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What wave structures correspond to real state functions in quantum physics?
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ANN: quantum field theory course.
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Are Photons Responsible for Preventing Atomic Collapse?
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What is the Colour of Virtual photons?
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About bose-Einstein condensate
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How Can Quarks Have Mass Without Physical Extensions?
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My First Question: Relativity & Quantum Mechanics
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Can Spin 2 Bosons Explain Particle Masses and Dark Energy?
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Is Bohm's Pilot Wave Theory a Viable Alternative to Standard Quantum Mechanics?
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Can quantum length be derived not using gravity constant?
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What Defines a Massless Particle Like a Photon?
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Is the observer truly separate from the observed?
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Does the electric force in a hydrogen atom behave like an electromagnetic wave?
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Is Boltzman's Constant related to the Fine Structure Constant?
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Can Changing Gluon Spin to 1/2 Make the Color Force Repulsive?
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A question about Hawking's path integral methods
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Can Neutron Beams Reveal Decoherence in C60 Buckyballs?
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Electron Energy in Atoms: What is it?
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Is it possible to make the quantum coherent?
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