quantum mechanics

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

From Science Daily

Things got weirder, though, when the mathematics of quantum mechanics suggested that measuring one particle might instantaneously influence the state of another particle far away.

From Scientific American

In quantum mechanics, figuring out what’s going on with more than a few particles at the same time is notoriously difficult.

From Scientific American

That means that the fundamental equations of gravity or electromagnetism or quantum mechanics apply equally throughout the entirety of the volume of the universe.

From Scientific American

As I mention in a recent column, some interpretations of quantum mechanics undermine the status of objective reality.

From Scientific American