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Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental physical theory that replaces Newtonian mechanics and classical electromagnetism at the atomic and sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - Description Of The Theory
Bra-ket notation | Commutation relation | Heisenberg picture | Schrödinger picture | Wavefunction | Measurement in quantum mechanics | S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - History
In 1900, Max Planck introduced the idea that energy is quantized, in order to derive a formula for the observed frequency dependence of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - Applications Of Quantum Theory
Quantum mechanics has had enormous success in explaining many of the features of our world. The individual behavior of the subatomic part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - Philosophical Consequences
Since its inception, the many counter-intuitive results of quantum mechanics have provoked strong philosophical debate and many interpret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - Applications Of Quantum Theory
Quantum mechanics has had enormous success in explaining many of the features of our world. The individual behavior of the microscopic pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Mechanics: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Mechanics - Introduction
The term quantum (Latin, "how much") refers to the discrete units that the theory assigns to certain physical quantities, such as the ene...   » Read the article