quantum mechanics
noun
called also wave mechanics
Examples of quantum mechanics in a Sentence
Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
What became clear to me really quickly was that there’s no point in me wasting time trying to understand quantum mechanics.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Her formula is complicated, but Sarnak hails it as an important new kind of function, comparable to the Airy functions that define solutions to differential equations used in a variety of contexts in physics, ranging from optics to quantum mechanics.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Here are a few trends to follow: Quantum AI
Quantum AI, harnessing the tenets of quantum mechanics, signifies a substantial advancement beyond the confines of classical computing.
—Sunny Pokala, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Although the science of memory and the brain comes across as well researched and intriguing, the realm of quantum mechanics remains a cosmological question mark.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
But modern mechanics – the physics of light, atoms, quantum mechanics and curved space-time – changed this concept of force.
—Larry M. Silverberg, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
The scenario proposes an as-yet-unseen dimension that lives within the already complex realm of string theory, which attempts to unify quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of gravity.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Suddenly the domains of the very small (quantum mechanics) and the very large (relativity) overlap.
—Adam Frank, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
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1922, in the meaning defined above
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quantum mechanics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in constructioncalled also wave mechanics
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