quantum theory

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Cat qubits are named in honour of Erwin Schrödinger, whose cat-in-a-box question in 1935 helped illuminate some of the thinking behind quantum theory.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

JJ: There’s so much contradiction within the music on “Quantum Baby” that mimics quantum theory.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The Born rule bridges the math of quantum theory to the outcomes of experiments, which makes the field a legitimate scientific discipline in the first place.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2024

“We want to bring it out of quantum theory and labs and take it to actual photons from stars,” Lau says.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 19, 2024

According to quantum theory, everything—light, electrons, protons, small dogs—have both wavelike and particlelike properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife