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Quantum mechanics including quantum field theory, is a fundamental theory in physics which. 1) (note, however, that only the lowest angular momentum states, labeled s, are spherically symmetric). An important guide for making these choices is the correspondence principle, which states that the predictions of quantum.

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. Quantum mechanics ( QM; also known as quantum physics, quantum theory, the wave mechanical model, or matrix mechanics), including, is a fundamental theory in which describes at the smallest scales of levels of and., the physics existing before quantum mechanics, describes nature at ordinary (macroscopic) scale. Most theories in classical physics can be derived from quantum mechanics as an approximation valid at large (macroscopic) scale. Quantum mechanics differs from in that, and other quantities of a system are restricted to ; objects have characteristics of both and ; and there are limits to the precision with which quantities can be measured. Quantum mechanics from theories to explain observations which could not be reconciled with classical physics, such as 's solution in 1900 to the problem, and from the correspondence between energy and frequency in 's which explained the. Was profoundly re-conceived in the mid-1920s by, and others. The modern theory is formulated in various.

In one of them, a mathematical function, the, provides information about the of position, momentum, and other physical properties of a particle. Important applications of quantum theory include, and the, the and such as the, such as and. Explanations for many biological and physical phenomena are rooted in the nature of the chemical bond, most notably the macro-molecule DNA. Is considered the father of the quantum theory. Planck cautiously insisted that this was simply an aspect of the processes of absorption and emission of radiation and had nothing to do with the physical reality of the radiation itself.

In fact, he considered his quantum hypothesis a mathematical trick to get the right answer rather than a sizable discovery. However, in 1905 interpreted Planck's quantum hypothesis and used it to explain the, in which shining light on certain materials can eject electrons from the material.

He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for this work. Einstein further developed this idea to show that an such as light could also be described as a particle (later called the ), with a discrete quantum of energy that was dependent on its frequency. The foundations of quantum mechanics were established during the first half of the 20th century by, and. The of became widely accepted.

In the mid-1920s, developments in quantum mechanics led to its becoming the standard formulation for atomic physics. In the summer of 1925, Bohr and Heisenberg published results that closed the old quantum theory.

Out of deference to their particle-like behavior in certain processes and measurements, light quanta came to be called (1926). In 1926 suggested a partial differential equation for the wave functions of particles like electrons. And when effectively restricted to a finite region, this equation allowed only certain modes, corresponding to discrete quantum states—whose properties turned out to be exactly the same as implied by matrix mechanics. From Einstein's simple postulation was born a flurry of debating, theorizing, and testing.

Thus, the entire field of emerged, leading to its wider acceptance at the Fifth in 1927. It was found that and electromagnetic waves are neither simply particle nor wave but have certain properties of each. This originated the concept of.

By 1930, quantum mechanics had been further unified and formalized by the work of, and with greater emphasis on, the statistical nature of our knowledge of reality, and. It has since permeated many disciplines, including quantum chemistry, and. Its speculative modern developments include and theories. It also provides a useful framework for many features of the modern, and describes the behaviors of during and the flow of in computer, and therefore plays a crucial role in many modern technologies. While quantum mechanics was constructed to describe the world of the very small, it is also needed to explain some phenomena such as, and.

The word quantum derives from the, meaning 'how great' or 'how much'. In quantum mechanics, it refers to a discrete unit assigned to certain such as the of an at rest (see Figure 1). The discovery that particles are discrete packets of energy with wave-like properties led to the branch of physics dealing with atomic and subatomic systems which is today called quantum mechanics. It underlies the framework of many fields of and, including, quantum chemistry, and. Some fundamental aspects of the theory are still actively studied.

Quantum mechanics is essential to understanding the behavior of systems at length scales and smaller. If the physical nature of an atom were solely described by, electrons would not orbit the nucleus, since orbiting electrons emit radiation (due to ) and would eventually collide with the nucleus due to this loss of energy. This framework was unable to explain the stability of atoms.

Instead, electrons remain in an uncertain, non-deterministic, smeared, wave–particle about the nucleus, defying the traditional assumptions of classical mechanics and. Quantum mechanics was initially developed to provide a better explanation and description of the atom, especially the differences in the of light emitted by different of the same, as well as subatomic particles. In short, the quantum-mechanical atomic model has succeeded spectacularly in the realm where classical mechanics and electromagnetism falter. Broadly speaking, quantum mechanics incorporates four classes of phenomena for which classical physics cannot account:. of. However, later, in October 2018, physicists reported that quantum behavior can be with for a single particle, but not for multiple particles as in and related phenomena.

Mathematical formulations. Main article: The quest to unify the through quantum mechanics is still ongoing.

(or 'quantum electromagnetism'), which is currently (in the perturbative regime at least) the most accurately tested physical theory in competition with general relativity, has been successfully merged with the weak nuclear force into the and work is currently being done to merge the electroweak and strong force into the. Current predictions state that at around 10 14 GeV the three aforementioned forces are fused into a single unified field. Beyond this 'grand unification', it is speculated that it may be possible to merge gravity with the other three gauge symmetries, expected to occur at roughly 10 19 GeV. However — and while special relativity is parsimoniously incorporated into quantum electrodynamics — the expanded, currently the best theory describing the gravitation force, has not been fully incorporated into quantum theory. One of those searching for a coherent TOE is, a theoretical physicist who formulated the, which is an attempt at describing the supersymmetrical based. M-theory posits that our apparent is, in reality, actually an 11-dimensional spacetime containing 10 spatial dimensions and 1 time dimension, although 7 of the spatial dimensions are - at lower energies - completely 'compactified' (or infinitely curved) and not readily amenable to measurement or probing.

Another popular theory is (LQG), a theory first proposed by that describes the quantum properties of gravity. It is also a theory of and, because in general relativity the geometry of spacetime is a manifestation of. LQG is an attempt to merge and adapt standard quantum mechanics and standard. The main output of the theory is a physical picture of space where space is granular. The granularity is a direct consequence of the quantization. It has the same nature of the granularity of the photons in the quantum theory of electromagnetism or the discrete levels of the energy of the atoms.

But here it is space itself which is discrete. More precisely, space can be viewed as an extremely fine fabric or network 'woven' of finite loops.

These networks of loops are called. The evolution of a spin network over time is called a spin foam. The predicted size of this structure is the, which is approximately 1.616×10 −35 m.

According to theory, there is no meaning to length shorter than this (cf. Therefore, LQG predicts that not just matter, but also space itself, has an atomic structure. Philosophical implications. Main article: Since its inception, the many aspects and results of quantum mechanics have provoked strong debates and many.

Even fundamental issues, such as 's basic concerning and, took decades to be appreciated by society and many leading scientists. Once said, 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.' According to, 'There is now in my opinion no entirely satisfactory interpretation of quantum mechanics.' The — due largely to Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg — remains most widely accepted amongst physicists, some 75 years after its enunciation. According to this interpretation, the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics is not a temporary feature which will eventually be replaced by a deterministic theory, but instead must be considered a final renunciation of the classical idea of 'causality.' It is also believed therein that any well-defined application of the quantum mechanical formalism must always make reference to the experimental arrangement, due to the nature of evidence obtained under different experimental situations.

Albert Einstein, himself one of the founders of quantum theory, did not accept some of the more philosophical or metaphysical interpretations of quantum mechanics, such as rejection of and of. He is famously quoted as saying, in response to this aspect, 'God does not play with dice'. He rejected the concept that the state of a physical system depends on the experimental arrangement for its measurement. He held that a state of nature occurs in its own right, regardless of whether or how it might be observed. In that view, he is supported by the currently accepted definition of a quantum state, which remains invariant under arbitrary choice of configuration space for its representation, that is to say, manner of observation.

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He also held that underlying quantum mechanics there should be a theory that thoroughly and directly expresses the rule against; in other words, he insisted on the. He considered, but rejected on theoretical grounds, a particular proposal for hidden variables to obviate the indeterminism or acausality of quantum mechanical measurement. He considered that quantum mechanics was a currently valid but not a permanently definitive theory for quantum phenomena. He thought its future replacement would require profound conceptual advances, and would not come quickly or easily. The provide a vibrant critique of the Copenhagen Interpretation from an point of view. In arguing for his views, he produced a series of objections, the most famous of which has become known as the.

Showed that this led to between quantum mechanics and theories that rely on added hidden variables. Have been performed confirming the accuracy of quantum mechanics, thereby demonstrating that quantum mechanics cannot be improved upon by addition of hidden variables. Alain Aspect's initial experiments in 1982, and many subsequent experiments since, have definitively verified quantum entanglement. By the early 1980s, experiments had shown that such inequalities were indeed violated in practice—so that there were in fact correlations of the kind suggested by quantum mechanics. At first these just seemed like isolated esoteric effects, but by the mid-1990s, they were being codified in the field of quantum information theory, and led to constructions with names like and. Entanglement, as demonstrated in Bell-type experiments, does not, however, violate, since no transfer of information happens.

Quantum entanglement forms the basis of, which is proposed for use in high-security commercial applications in banking and government. The, formulated in 1956, holds that all the possibilities described by quantum theory simultaneously occur in a composed of mostly independent parallel universes. This is not accomplished by introducing some 'new axiom' to quantum mechanics, but on the contrary, by removing the axiom of the collapse of the wave packet. All of the possible consistent states of the measured system and the measuring apparatus (including the observer) are present in a real physical - not just formally mathematical, as in other interpretations -. Such a superposition of consistent state combinations of different systems is called an. While the multiverse is deterministic, we perceive non-deterministic behavior governed by probabilities, because we can only observe the universe (i.e., the consistent state contribution to the aforementioned superposition) that we, as observers, inhabit.

Everett's interpretation is perfectly consistent with 's experiments and makes them intuitively understandable. However, according to the theory of, these 'parallel universes' will never be accessible to us. The inaccessibility can be understood as follows: once a measurement is done, the measured system becomes with both the physicist who measured it and a huge number of other particles, some of which are flying away at the towards the other end of the universe. In order to prove that the wave function did not collapse, one would have to bring all these particles back and measure them again, together with the system that was originally measured. Not only is this completely impractical, but even if one could theoretically do this, it would have to destroy any evidence that the original measurement took place (including the physicist's memory).

In light of these, Cramer (1986) formulated his which is unique in providing a physical explanation for the. Appeared in the late 1990s as the modern derivative of the.

Applications Quantum mechanics has had enormous success in explaining many of the features of our universe. Quantum mechanics is often the only theory that can reveal the individual behaviors of the that make up all forms of matter (, and others). Quantum mechanics has strongly influenced, candidates for a (see ). Quantum mechanics is also critically important for understanding how individual atoms are joined by covalent bond to form. The application of quantum mechanics to is known as quantum chemistry. Quantum mechanics can also provide quantitative insight into and processes by explicitly showing which molecules are energetically favorable to which others and the magnitudes of the energies involved. Furthermore, most of the calculations performed in modern rely on quantum mechanics.

In many aspects modern technology operates at a scale where quantum effects are significant. Electronics Many modern electronic devices are designed using quantum mechanics.

Examples include the, the (and thus the ), the, and (MRI). The study of led to the invention of the and the, which are indispensable parts of modern systems, and devices. Another application is for making laser diode and which are a high-efficiency source of light. A working mechanism of a device, based on the phenomenon of through. (Left:; Center:; Right: current-voltage characteristics) As shown in the band diagram(left), although there are two barriers, electrons still tunnel through via the confined states between two barriers(center), conducting current.

Many electronic devices operate under effect of. It even exists in the simple. The switch would not work if electrons could not quantum tunnel through the layer of oxidation on the metal contact surfaces. Chips found in use quantum tunneling to erase their memory cells.

Some negative differential resistance devices also utilize quantum tunneling effect, such as. Unlike classical diodes, its current is carried by through two or more (see right figure). Its negative resistance behavior can only be understood with quantum mechanics: As the confined state moves close to, tunnel current increases. As it moves away, current decreases. Quantum mechanics is necessary to understanding and designing such electronic devices. Cryptography Researchers are currently seeking robust methods of directly manipulating quantum states. Efforts are being made to more fully develop, which will theoretically allow guaranteed secure transmission of.

An inherent advantage yielded by quantum cryptography when compared to classical is the detection of passive. This is a natural result of the behavior of quantum bits; due to the, if a bit in a superposition state were to be observed, the superposition state would collapse into an. Because the intended recipient was expecting to receive the bit in a superposition state, the intended recipient would know there was an attack, because the bit's state would no longer be in a superposition. Quantum computing Another goal is the development of, which are expected to perform certain computational tasks exponentially faster than classical. Instead of using classical bits, quantum computers use, which can be in of states. Quantum programmers are able to manipulate the superposition of qubits in order to solve problems that classical computing cannot do effectively, such as searching unsorted databases.

Claims that the advent of quantum computing may progress the fields of medicine, logistics, financial services, and cloud security. Another active research topic is, which deals with techniques to transmit quantum information over arbitrary distances. Macroscale quantum effects While quantum mechanics primarily applies to the smaller atomic regimes of matter and energy, some systems exhibit on a large scale., the frictionless flow of a liquid at temperatures near, is one well-known example. So is the closely related phenomenon of, the frictionless flow of an electron gas in a conducting material (an ) at sufficiently low temperatures.

The is a state which corresponds to patterns of long-range. States with different topological orders (or different patterns of long range entanglements) cannot change into each other without a phase transition. Quantum theory Quantum theory also provides accurate descriptions for many previously unexplained phenomena, such as and the stability of the of electrons in atoms. It has also given insight into the workings of many different, including and. Recent work on has provided evidence that quantum correlations play an essential role in this fundamental process of plants and many other organisms.

Even so, can often provide good approximations to results otherwise obtained by quantum physics, typically in circumstances with large numbers of particles or large. Since classical formulas are much simpler and easier to compute than quantum formulas, classical approximations are used and preferred when the system is large enough to render the effects of quantum mechanics insignificant. Examples Free particle For example, consider a. In quantum mechanics, a free matter is described by a wave function.

The particle properties of the matter become apparent when we measure its position and velocity. The wave properties of the matter become apparent when we measure its wave properties like interference. The feature is incorporated in the relations of coordinates and operators in the formulation of quantum mechanics. Since the matter is free (not subject to any interactions), its quantum state can be represented as a of arbitrary shape and extending over space as a.

The position and momentum of the particle are. The states that both the position and the momentum cannot simultaneously be measured with complete precision. However, one can measure the position (alone) of a moving free particle, creating an eigenstate of position with a wave function that is very large (a ) at a particular position x, and zero everywhere else. If one performs a position measurement on such a wave function, the resultant x will be obtained with 100% probability (i.e., with full certainty, or complete precision).

This is called an eigenstate of position—or, stated in mathematical terms, a generalized position eigenstate. If the particle is in an eigenstate of position, then its momentum is completely unknown.

On the other hand, if the particle is in an eigenstate of momentum, then its position is completely unknown. In an eigenstate of momentum having a form, it can be shown that the is equal to h/p, where h is and p is the momentum of the. Particle in a box. The following titles, all by working physicists, attempt to communicate quantum theory to lay people, using a minimum of technical apparatus. Chester, Marvin (1987) Primer of Quantum Mechanics.

Four elementary lectures on and, yet containing many insights for the expert. Sneaking a Look at God's Cards, Gerald Malsbary, trans. Princeton Univ. The most technical of the works cited here. Passages using, and can be passed over on a first reading., 1990, 'Spooky actions at a distance: mysteries of the QT' in his Boojums all the way through.: 110-76. Timeless Reality: Symmetry, Simplicity, and Multiple Universes.

Buffalo NY: Prometheus Books. Includes and considerations. More technical:., R. Neill Graham, eds., 1973.

The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, Princeton Series in Physics,. The beginning chapters make up a very clear and comprehensible introduction. 'Relative State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics'.

Reviews of Modern Physics. 29: 454–62.;; Sands, Matthew (1965). Griffiths, David J.

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. A standard undergraduate text.

The Conceptual Development of Quantum Mechanics. Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets, 3rd ed. Singapore: World Scientific.

Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory. 3 (3rd ed.). Gunther Ludwig, 1968.

Wave Mechanics. London: Pergamon Press. The mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics. Dover Publications.

Quantum Mechanics (Vol. I), English translation from French by G. North Holland, John Wiley & Sons.

IV, section III. Understanding Quantum Mechanics. Princeton University Press. Scerri, Eric R., 2006. The: Its Story and Its Significance.

Oxford University Press. Considers the extent to which chemistry and the periodic system have been reduced to quantum mechanics. What is Quantum Mechanics? A Physics Adventure. Language Research Foundation, Boston. Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics.

Princeton University Press. The Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanics, Dover Publications. Greenberger, K. Hentschel, F. Weinert, eds., 2009. Compendium of quantum physics, Concepts, experiments, history and philosophy, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. Further reading.

Bernstein, Jeremy (2009). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Quantum Theory. Eisberg, Robert; (1985). Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles (2nd ed.). CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list. (2002).

Introductory Quantum Mechanics. Merzbacher, Eugen (1998). Quantum Mechanics. Wiley, John & Sons, Inc.

Modern Quantum Mechanics. Addison Wesley. Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Douglas (2013). Einstein and the Quantum.

Princeton University Press. (2003), Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics. Zucav, Gary (1979, 2001).: An overview of the new physics (Perennial Classics Edition) HarperCollins. On Wikibooks. External links.