quantum physics
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Quantum physics shows that particles do not behave like solid objects with fixed locations.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
Quantum physics “was a fairly simple phenomenon relative to what I was now attempting to simulate,” she reports, exasperated.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023
Quantum physics is a complicated subject, but the efforts of these scientists could change the way computers work in the future.
From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 7, 2022
Quantum physics, the best description yet of how all known particles behaves, suggests that reality is fuzzy and uncertain at its most basic levels.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2017
Quantum physics is the branch of physics that deals with small objects and the quantization of various entities, including energy and angular momentum.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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