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quantum theory

[kwon-tuhm thee-uh-ree, theer-ee] / ˈkwɒn təm ˌθi ə ri, ˌθɪər i /


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For Einstein and his co-authors, spooky action proved that quantum theory was still incomplete.

From Scientific American

According to now textbook quantum theory, initially, the silver atom’s outer electron does not know which way it is spinning.

From Scientific American

When it was discovered, this AdS/CFT correspondence provided a tangible mathematical link between a quantum theory and a full universe with gravity in it.

From Scientific American

Physicists have been unable to reconcile two theories of the universe—quantum theory and Einstein’s general theory of relativity—for more than a century.

From Scientific American

Thus, many physicists suspect a quantum theory of gravity is the only way to unify these two opposing approaches..

From Scientific American