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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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Most qubits are subatomic particles, like electrons, that are put in “superposition,” or many states at once: a 1, a 0, and all values between the two.

From The Wall Street Journal

A similar type of frustration can occur in another aspect of electrons.

From Science Daily

When a photon strikes a material, it can excite an electron and move it away from its original position, leaving behind a positively charged hole.

From Science Daily

According to de Broglie, particles such as electrons might also have wave-like properties.

From Science Daily

In quantum field theory, the particles that make up our world such as electrons, top quarks, neutrinos, and even dark matter are not independent objects in the usual sense.

From Science Daily