quantum physics
noun
the branch of physics concerned with the principles of quantum mechanics, including the uncertainty principle, wave-particle duality, and entanglement.
quantum physicist
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a word derived from
quantum physics.
Example Sentences
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The theoretical framework behind the experiment was developed by Innsbruck quantum physicist Peter Zoller and his colleagues.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The 26-member team includes eight Ph.D.s, including Kosowski, a theoretical computer scientist, mathematician and quantum physicist who received his doctorate at age 20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
“It’s a very clever idea and it looks like they did a nice job in implementing it,” says Aaron Chou, a quantum physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
To that point, Taranto pulls a useful metaphor out of Helen’s status as a quantum physicist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
The first was a conversation with the distinguished German quantum physicist Otto Stern, a future Nobel laureate who was stopping at Berkeley during the holiday.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
