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quantum mechanics

DEFINITIONS OF: quantum mechanics

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n the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

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wave mechanics
the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves
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quantum physics
the branch of physics based on quantum theory
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