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Particle vs Wave Interpretations of QM

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Graduate Quantum Information Theory: Trace of Density Matrix Explained

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Graduate Prove the nth Hermite polynomial has n real zeros

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Graduate The spectral gap and it's decidability

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Graduate Why is Quantum Mechanics Inherently Probabilistic?

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Einstein's Cat
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Undergrad Parallel universes and randomness

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Graduate Wave-function solution of a rectangular-well potential

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Graduate Ground-state energy of harmonic oscillator(operator method)

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Graduate Quantum effects caused by our mathematics?

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Graduate Collapse of Wave: Effects on Energy & Position Measurements

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Nov 29, 2015 · Replies 70 · Dec 12, 2015

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Graduate What Experiments Can Enhance Your Understanding of Quantum Mechanics?

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Graduate How can pure EM waves experience decoherence?

jlcd
Dec 11, 2015 · Replies 11 · Dec 12, 2015

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Graduate Is the Spectral Gap Problem in Quantum Mechanics Undecidable?

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Graduate Experiment showing energy levels of light are quantized

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Dec 10, 2015 · Replies 6 · Dec 11, 2015

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Undergrad Must even functions have even number of nodes?

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Graduate Can Numerical Simulations Reveal Violations of CHSH Inequalities?

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Graduate Isn't Schrodinger's cat doomed anyways?

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Graduate Why Do Some Particles Decay Faster Than Others?

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Graduate Are Some Atomic Orbitals From a 4D Wave Function?

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Graduate Electromagnetic waves and the correspondence principle

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Graduate QED & Thin Films: Wave Interference or Probability?

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Graduate How does the wavefunction "know" the observables?

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Graduate Perceived contradiction in non-locality principle

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Graduate Why is the transition in resistance gradual at the Critical Temperature

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Graduate Possible explanation for a Bell experiment?

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Graduate 100% transmission through a potential barrier

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Graduate What are some coincidences in quantum mechanics that make life possible?

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Graduate What determines light-matter interaction processes?

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Graduate Is the collapse of a wave function deterministic or random?

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Graduate QED explanation of entanglement

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Graduate How to get from the wavefunction to weighted states?

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Graduate What prior experiments justified the notion of entanglement?

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Dec 7, 2015 · Replies 7 · Dec 8, 2015

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Graduate Do Electrons need Energy to Excite the EM field?

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Undergrad What exactly does quantum entanglement imply?

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Graduate Must the 1st derivative of phi be undetermined at V=infinity

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Graduate Commutation relations for angular momentum operator

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Graduate What is the difference between psi(x;y) and psi(x) in 2D BO

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Graduate Anderson localization and electron flow/diffusion?

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Nov 30, 2015 · Replies 3 · Dec 1, 2015

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Graduate Wave Functions: What Are They?

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Graduate How much does it cost to conduct quantum research on a large scale?

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Graduate Does Quantum Contextuality only apply to spin?

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Graduate Indeterminacy of wave function

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Nov 28, 2015 · Replies 5 · Nov 30, 2015

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Graduate Second Quantization vs Many-Particle QM

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Oct 1, 2015 · Replies 67 · Nov 30, 2015

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Graduate How Does the Stern-Gerlach Experiment Illuminate the Electron Spin Problem?

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Nov 29, 2015 · Replies 6 · Nov 29, 2015

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Graduate How to find the normalization constant of Fermi-Dirac distribution function?

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Nov 24, 2015 · Replies 12 · Nov 29, 2015

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Graduate Do Quantum Particles Jump Rather Than Move?

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Nov 29, 2015 · Replies 7 · Nov 29, 2015

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Graduate Can an Atom's Valence Electrons Be Used as a Radial Antenna?

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Graduate Using Feynman rules to calculate amplitude

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Graduate Free particle propagator - Shankar POQM Eqn. 5.1.10, p. 153

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Nov 28, 2015 · Replies 1 · Nov 29, 2015

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Graduate Order of scalar interaction impact Feynman diagrams

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Graduate Propagator for free particle: question about Shankar formula

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Nov 28, 2015 · Replies 1 · Nov 28, 2015

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Quantum Physics

Quantum physics, or quantum mechanics, is a branch of physics that explores the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales, where classical physics principles break down. It introduces the concept of quantization, suggesting that certain properties, such as energy levels, are quantized and can only exist in discrete values.

Quantum mechanics encompasses wave-particle duality, where particles like electrons exhibit both wave and particle characteristics. The theory is probabilistic, relying on probability amplitudes to predict outcomes, and features phenomena like superposition, where particles can exist in multiple states simultaneously.

Quantum physics has transformed our understanding of the microscopic world, leading to technologies like transistors and lasers, and continues to provoke profound questions about the nature of reality and the role of observation in shaping it.

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