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    Graduate Layman question about quantum theory.

    Hi guys, thanks for all your answers. I think I've got it now. Saying that energy is quantized isn't completely correct taken by itself. Saying energy is quantized means it's quantized for a given frequency. You can have whatever frequency you want, but for that frequency, you will only...
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    Graduate Layman question about quantum theory.

    Hi folks, I've been watching the Teaching Company videos on quantum mechanics, and I have a few questions regarding energy quantization. It seems he is saying that energy can only appear in the universe in discrete quantities, which explains blackbody radiation and the heat capacity...