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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Graduate Operator Identity: Quantum Mechanics Explanation w/ References

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High School How do you calculate the uncertainty in T using graphs?

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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Reduced Phase Space - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Graduate Understanding Dirac Equation Spinor Boosts

  • Josh1079
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Observables - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Undergrad What Books Explain Quantum Physics Experiments and Interpretations Objectively?

  • Risk
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Undergrad Orbital electrons in stationary states?

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High School Quantum Theory and its Precision

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Undergrad Why is position-space favored in QM?

  • LarryS
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Graduate Two-Photon Excitation: Theory and Applications

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Graduate Clebsch Gordan coefficients

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Undergrad What are the limits of the boundaries for the Schrödigner equation

  • SemM
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Graduate Can wavepackets be used to solve ODEs in Hilbert spaces?

  • SemM
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High School Uncertainty Principle & Non-Commuting Observables

  • Anupama
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High School Entanglement and pair-production and annihilation

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Undergrad A Closer Look at the Randomness of Quantum Measurements in QED

  • LarryS
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High School Is it time to rebuild quantum theory?

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Undergrad Understanding Spin States in Hilbert Space

  • member 545369
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Undergrad Should the energy density of the vacuum be zero?

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Undergrad Is Bell's Theorem Inconsistent with Quantum Mechanics?

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Graduate Implementing Higher Degrees of Freedom

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Undergrad Time Delay on Multiple Photons when travelling from one plac

  • Cael
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Undergrad Spin confusion: Stern-Gerlach experiment

  • WWCY
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Graduate Qubit error rate of QKD BB84 protocol

  • Pattarasak
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Graduate Law of transformation of vectors due to rotations

  • LagrangeEuler
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Graduate About nonhermiticity in plasmonic dimers

  • Dan Zar
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Undergrad How to calculate the photons/pulse of Laser diode?

  • Pattarasak
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Graduate What is the Wavelength of the Pilot Wave in the Pilot Wave Theory?

  • sha1000
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Undergrad Why does a quantum system with many degrees of freedom imply orthogonality?

  • Erland
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High School Understanding Bell’s inequality

  • rede96
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Undergrad Spin and polarization basis problem?

  • Mentz114
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Undergrad How Does Dirac Notation Simplify Quantum Mechanics for Harmonic Oscillators?

  • jstrunk
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Graduate Quantum measurement operators with Poisson distribution

  • Danny Boy
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Undergrad What's the interval between photons in stimulated emission?

  • Enty
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Graduate Fiber Optics Bandwidth Question

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Undergrad Rotational Transitions: What Are They?

  • john t
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Graduate How Do Quantum Measurements Impact System Coherence?

  • Danny Boy
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Undergrad Are the energy fluctuations in space real or virtual?

  • jcap
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Graduate Commutation Relation: Hi Parity Operator?

  • fatema
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Graduate Von Neumann Entropy of a joint state

  • Danny Boy
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Undergrad Davison-Germer experiment - Bragg condition

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Graduate Coupling constants with fractional dimensions

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Undergrad The Role of Causality in Primary and Secondary Physics

  • Johan0001
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Fields - Comments

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High School Where is the mistake -- violation of Heisenberg uncertainty

  • MichPod
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Graduate Proving Gamma 5 Anticommutes with Gamma Matrices

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Graduate Non-selfadjointness and solutions

  • SemM
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High School Quantum Superposition: Is It Limited or Unlimited?

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Graduate Interesting article on gravity and the zero-point energy

  • SemM
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Undergrad Delayed Choice / Quantum Eraser Experiment Question?

  • Phillane
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Undergrad How to identify admissible functions in QM by simple math?

  • SemM
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Undergrad Is the Wavefunction Speed in Quantum Mechanics Wrong?

  • fox26
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Undergrad Understanding Gauge Symmetry: A Review of the Schrödinger Equation

  • arlesterc
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Undergrad Normalisation constant expansion of spinor field

  • Josh1079
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High School Can we build a microscope to see an atom?

  • Helloworld75344
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High School Double slit experiment question

  • ElanaC
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High School What happens to virtual photons when an EMF is extinguished?

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Undergrad Checking the effect an operator has on a state

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Undergrad The Mystery of Eigenstate Preference in Quantum Mechanics

  • intervoxel
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Undergrad Are entanglement correlations truly random?

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High School Quantization & Indetermination

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Graduate Building on QP from 5 reasonable axioms

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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Free Quantum Fields - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Graduate QFT Field Expansion: Explaining (2.72) - Schwartz

  • John Fennie
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Undergrad Can Exact Joint Probability Distributions Predict Violations in CHSH Tests?

  • Mentz114
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Undergrad The Rabi Problem: Solving with the Semiclassical Approach

  • Vineesha
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High School Am I understanding the intepretations correctly?

  • Trollfaz
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Graduate How Does the Wavefunction for n-Particles Relate to One-Dimensional Systems?

  • SemM
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Graduate Justification for no properties before measurement

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Undergrad How Do Different Representations in Quantum Mechanics Compare?

  • SemM
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Undergrad Spontaneous parametric down conversion photons

  • Dadface
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Graduate Who wrote "Ch 6 Groups & Representations in QM"?

  • pellis
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High School Does this connect Quantum Theory and Special Relativity?

  • QuantumTheoryThinker
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Undergrad Force as a Time Derivative of ihk

  • Bob Dylan
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Graduate Berry phase and parallel transport

  • Joker93
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Graduate Path Integral of a Spontaneously Broken Theory

  • JRudolfo
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Undergrad Feynman's Thesis, 3 Principles

  • jamie.j1989
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Quantization - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Undergrad What is the difference between virtual and real particles in string theory?

  • Souhardya Nandi
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High School Gravity and spin 2 representation

  • jk22
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Undergrad Source of energy for quantum tunneling of a particle

  • SameerTahir
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Graduate What Are the Average Tunneling Electron Energies in a Ti/Nb2O5/Ti MIM Device?

  • PhilQ
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High School Biggest Bosenova: Milligram Range Feasible?

  • stefanbanev
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Undergrad Wheeler's delayed choice doesn't change the past

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Undergrad Field operators and the uncertainty principle

  • phoenix95
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Undergrad Quantum nonlocality and entanglement

  • Spar
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Undergrad What does a zero-value of the Born-condition mean?

  • SeM
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Undergrad Noncommuting observables and indeterminacy principle

  • microsansfil
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Undergrad Is this a Stirling number of the second kind?

  • HAYAO
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Undergrad Principles of a Second Quantum Mechanics

  • microsansfil
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Propagators - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Undergrad Does light exist between events?

  • bremsstrahlung
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory -- Equations? So what?

  • John1945
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Symmetries - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Graduate Mathematical Quantum Field Theory - Phase Space - Comments

  • Urs Schreiber
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Graduate Solving the Schrödinger equation for free electrons

  • SeM
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Graduate What are typical initial conditions for the Schrödinger eq?

  • SeM
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Undergrad What is the difference between cfd and realism?

  • entropy1
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Undergrad Eigenvectors - eigenvalues mappings in QM

  • LarryS
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Undergrad Measuring particles through experiments

  • _PJ_
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