quantum mechanics

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Because photons behave according to quantum mechanics, their polarization cannot be measured without leaving detectable traces.

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The bonding is rooted in the laws of quantum mechanics, and the complex compounds that are of most interest in forefront research today are known as 'quantum materials.'

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Known as the "spin Hall effect," this has key applications for magnetic materials across many different fields, ranging from low power electronics to fundamental quantum mechanics.

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Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to process and store information in a way that is different from classical computers.

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"If antihydrogen were somehow different from hydrogen, that would be a revolutionary thing because the physical laws, both in quantum mechanics and gravity, say the behavior should be the same," said Wurtele.

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