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05993844-n:
a theory that explains scientific observations
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06090869-n:
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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06108079-n:
(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
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02110778-a:
constituting a separate entity or part
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(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
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the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
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00638194-v:
apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
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05855517-n:
(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
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(physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is given by Planck's constant
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the branch of physics based on quantum theory
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(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
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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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06111961-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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a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
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11238906-n:
German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
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