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

Minic instead argued that the quantum theory behind Einstein's gravity and standard model for matter is gravitized quantum theory.

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

Because of its oddities, many physicists disliked quantum theory, or at least certain aspects of it, and none more so than Einstein.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson