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 Baryon asymmetry of the universe

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Graduate Randomness of quantum mechanics and Pi

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Graduate Nonlinear Schrodinger equation and linearity of Q.M.

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High School Probability of a photon passing through a filter

  • Karagoz
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Undergrad Observing Electrons: The Measuring Device & Its Name

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Graduate What are the real-world benefits of quantum computers and how do they work?

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Undergrad Photon & Electron: Photoelectric & Compton Effects

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Undergrad Measurement effect ('collapse') question

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Graduate On tempered distributions and wavefunctions

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Graduate Coulomb Klein Gordon: Where does e^(-iEt) come from?

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Undergrad Can Photons from Distant Quasars Decay into Particle Pairs in Vacuum?

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Undergrad Building intuition for Quantum Mechanics

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Graduate Bohr's complementarity is completed with entanglement?

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Undergrad What is the origin of quantization?

  • Choi
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Graduate Generalized free fields as dark matter?

  • Peter Morgan
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Undergrad I want to read about the electron nucleus interaction

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Undergrad In quantum statistics, inhibition/enhancement factors

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Undergrad How a group of nucleus can act as a circular aperture

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High School Why do scientists claim that there's true randomness?

  • Karagoz
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Undergrad "Derivation" of the Schrödinger Equation

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Undergrad Interference of a single photon in an interferometer

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Graduate Is the Inverse Momentum Operator an Essential Tool in Quantum Mechanics?

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Undergrad Definition of "info" as it pertains to string theory

  • CessnaTexan
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Undergrad The inequality in the Heisenberg uncertainty relation

  • Derek P
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Undergrad Infinite or undefined standard deviation in HUP

  • nomadreid
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High School The Impact and Relevance of Quantum Mechanics: An Interview with an Expert

  • Adam Kohnle
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Graduate Particle moving on a constrained path

  • hilbert2
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Undergrad Determining the accuracy of the Variational Method

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High School Relation between spin and symmetry of wave function

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Undergrad State Vectors vs. Wavefunctions

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Undergrad Require a source for a delocated photon pair

  • Derek P
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Undergrad Quantum Field Configurations and Wavefunctions

  • rocdoc
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Undergrad Work Out Number of Photons in Vacuum

  • Bruce Haawkins
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Undergrad How does the thickness of a beam splitter affect the phase shift produced?

  • confused_man
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High School Understanding Causality in Quantum Mechanics

  • mohamed amine
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Undergrad Why is there an arrow mediating a process in a Feynman diagram?

  • Phys12
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Undergrad Normalization and the probability amplitude

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Undergrad Use the Dirac Equation to calculate transition frequencies in Hydrogen

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Undergrad What is the Electromagnetic Wave in this Animation?

  • marksyncm
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High School Understanding the Limits of Measurement in Quantum Mechanics

  • Thomas Gajdek
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Graduate Successive iteration problem in quantum dissipation article

  • moso
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Undergrad The 6th Spectral Series: Wavelength & EM Spectrum

  • Sahar ali
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High School How do the group and phase velocities of pilot waves compare?

  • Azurite
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Undergrad Representations in Quantum Physics

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Graduate Quantum field theory, spacetime, and coordinates

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Undergrad Why “If Lz has a well-defined value, then Lx and Ly do not”?

  • hilily
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High School Planck level effects of virtual particles

  • DGator86
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Undergrad Can someone please explain quantum entanglement to me?

  • X53
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Undergrad Can matter come into existence in empty space?

  • Neil Condon
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Undergrad Is this a mistake in Weinberg's book?

  • kent davidge
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Undergrad Entanglement: which properties are entangled?

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Graduate Field quantization and photon number operator

  • Peter Morgan
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Undergrad A proposed experiment to test quantum gravity

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Undergrad Why Is the Planck Scale a Limit in Cosmological Constant Calculations?

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Graduate Electron-Hole- or Many-Electron Exchange Interaction

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Undergrad Does the Schrödinger equation link position and momentum?

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Undergrad How Do Indices Determine Positions in a Quantum Density Matrix?

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High School How do we know we have a single-photon source?

  • Johan0001
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High School Does Thermal Radiation from Ordinary Materials Span All Wavelengths?

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Undergrad Looking for a few questions on "foundations of quantum physics" for Adam Becker

  • Greg Bernhardt
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High School Black hole emits quantum particles from the mass sucked in?

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Undergrad Understanding black body radiation

  • Sophrosyne
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Undergrad Why don't we ever hear about low-frequency photons?

  • Rob Lewis
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Undergrad Some (unrelated) questions about the measurement problem

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Undergrad Simplify the Dirac Energy Equation?

  • neilparker62
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Undergrad Double-Slit Interference w/ Separate Sources

  • Adiater
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Undergrad Photon Frequency: Can a Photon Change Color?

  • gmalcolm77
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Undergrad Two dimenstional Heisenberg Hamiltonian for spin 1/2 system

  • Noora Alameri
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Undergrad What causes the formation of multiple sub-beams in the Stern Gerlach Experiment?

  • fog37
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Undergrad The mechanism of entangled particles

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Undergrad For a particle on a sphere, is zero energy possible?

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Undergrad One particle and two slits

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High School Amplitude of a photon's E and B fields

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Undergrad Feynman Diagram-Momentum conservation in primitive vertex

  • Phys12
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Graduate Is non-linear quantum mechanics (even) plausible?

  • Derek P
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High School Do systems continually evolve?

  • rede96
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Undergrad Calculating the fine structure constant in Feynman diagrams

  • Phys12
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Undergrad Virtual particles in Feynman diagrams

  • Phys12
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High School Hawking radiation and entanglement

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Undergrad Line Spectra and low density gases

  • fog37
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Graduate Can disjoint states be relevant for the same quantum system?

  • leo.
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Graduate Quantum-first gravity - Steve Giddings

  • Greg Bernhardt
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High School Can Entanglement be Used for Faster-than-Light Communication?

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Graduate Are vacuum EM modes circularly polarized according to QED?

  • Pet Scan
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Undergrad Charge Operators & Electric Charge - Wikipedia

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Graduate Why Do LS and jj Coupling Differ in Spectral Line Transitions?

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High School Questions about Identical Particles

  • hgandh
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High School If electrons are waves, what causes them to change direction?

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Undergrad How can electrostatic fields be composed of photons?

  • fox26
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Graduate Classical Mechanics: Continuous or Discrete universe

  • qttv
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Undergrad Making sure about the spreads in the Uncertainty Principle

  • fog37
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High School Spin and polarizations in momentum space

  • Azurite
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High School Pauli Exclusion Principle: Quantum Coherence & Range

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High School Do atomic nuclei transfer momentum to electron orbitals?

  • Vectronix
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High School Questions about Parity: Learn How Intrinsic Parity Relates to State Vector

  • hgandh
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High School Explanation of Quantum Entanglement Please

  • Arik Salehi
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Graduate Did nature or physicists invent the renormalization group?

  • Giulio Prisco
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Undergrad Atom Construction: Electrons & Protons

  • drl
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High School What happens to things that aren't ever observed?

  • McNanners
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Undergrad Unruh temperature in gravitational field

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