quantum physics
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Quantum physics describes reality using probability wave functions, while general relativity describes how matter and energy shape the geometry of spacetime.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
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, Petersen said, applied only to that ultra-tiny realm, where individual subatomic particles performed their strange tricks.
From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2018
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
"Quantum physics actually says you can't do it all. Like, you can't do everything at every minute of every day; it's actually not mathematically, molecularly plausible," she explained.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2015
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