Quantum Physics

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Uncertainty principle

This may not be a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics, but it has certain applications in an elementary treatment.

Position- momentum uncertainty.

Uncertianty in position times uncertainty in momentum >= h

Time-energy uncertainty.

Uncertainty in time times uncertainty in energy >= h

Wavelike behavior of matter:

Wavelength = h/mv

Frequency = E/h

Particle-like behavior of radiation

Electromagnetic radiation has a particle-like nature. The individual particles are called photons, and their momentum and energy can be calculated:

Momentum: p = h / lambda

Energy E = hf

Plank's constant

For the most part, quantum theory is not yet described in this section, but it is associated with Planck's constant:

h = 6.626 069 e -34 J s


History

The history of this subject is entirely modern. Although some related questions were examined in the 19th century, the subject was originated and developed in the 20th century. The early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be connected. The early 21st century including the early 2000s, late 2000s, and early 2010s can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.

Sociology

Peoples of the world including nations and major groups of Western civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Communities can be connected. Social structure and change including social change, social types, and social structure can be connected.

Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion will be useful. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be useful. Anthropology including particular groups, human geography, human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations will also be somewhat useful. Personal studies including biography and psychology are somewhat useful in study of quantum physics. The human body does not seem to suggest many applications.

Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology may suggest applications. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology may also suggest applications. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and solar system astronomy also suggest applications. Chemistry including systems, changes and substances provides some applications.

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Quantum physics is connected to the structure of matter and is heavily employed in subatomic physics, atomic physics, molecular physics, bulk matter physics, and exotic matter.

Quantum physics is also connected to relativity. The unification of quantum physics with general relativity has not yet been successful, but the special theory is useful.

Electromagnetism is closely connected. electrostatics and electric charge, charge distributions, electric force, field, flux, potential, capacitance, and electrical properties of matter is important. Electric current including current definition, EMF, Resistance, DC circuits, and AC circuits is connected. Magnetism including electric current elements, current assmeblages, magnetic field, forces, flux, and properties of matter is also related. Optics including electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, physical optics, quantum optics, and the electromagnetic spectrum is also closely connected. Thermodynamics is not highly useful in quantum physics.

This depends on advanced understanding of mechanics.Gravitation is not strongly connected. Nonrigid body mechanics is required. Deformable bodies and fluid mechanics are not greatly significant, but wave mechanics is essential.Rigid body mechanics including bodies and motion, rotational dynamics, static systems, and dynamic systems are also generally not sufficient. Particle mechanics must be greatly modified. Particle systems, energetics, and kinetics, must be greatly modified. Kinematics including concepts of types and cases of motion, acceleration, velocity, and position must likewise be modified. Classical particles are described as mathematical points and may be abitrarily small, but in quantum pysics, this assumption may not hold.


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