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    Graduate What is Richard Feynman's take on understanding quantum mechanics?

    I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. ~ Richard Feynman
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    Graduate Has quantum physics proven that thoughts become reality?

    Regarding 2.) this may be true in the sense that our conscious experience of the world does not neccessarily accurately reflect on it's scientific reality. However, that has nothing to do with quantum physics. As for 1). he may be talking about the observer principle here, which means that...
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    Graduate Is this diagram i have made relating to david hahns experiments correct?

    where is the diagram?
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    Graduate What is the meaning of antisymmetry in wavefunctions?

    Just to clarify: Are you sure you don't mean asymmetric rather than antisymmetric?
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    Graduate Can Subatomic Particles be Configured Into Other Particles?

    Well, I'm not sure what you mean by stable here. Both electrons and the nuclei of atoms can exist freely from each other so they would be in fact stable subatomic particles.
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    If you were on a perfectly flat plane

    It's the same issue you have when looking at anything: the further you look, the wider your field of view gets, but the smaller the individual things you see appear. If you'd imagine the plane you were standing on was painted with a black grid on it, all the lines would converge at the horizon...
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    Undergrad How do you determine conservation of momentum

    Could you perhaps elaborate on your experiment, as well as giving us some units to your measurements.
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    Undergrad Solving Constant Force on Particle Motion

    Could you give us an example of the equations you're working with?
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    Graduate Are virtual particles really there?

    Well, that's not quite on the money. I'm sure experimentalists would be very interested, but by definition, virtual particles can only exist for extremely short periods of time, as determined by the uncertainty principle, and are thus untestable. However, technically, the particles given off...