quantum mechanics
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That idea clashes with the classical expectation that each particle should possess its own separate physical reality, a feature of quantum mechanics that famously troubled Albert Einstein.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
That process could help explain why large objects do not remain in the strange combinations of states allowed by quantum mechanics, such as the dead-and-alive situation imagined in Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The connection is one of the most counterintuitive features of quantum mechanics and has challenged physicists' understanding of reality for decades.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
That makes these ideas different from many interpretations of quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unfortunately for Einstein, the laws of quantum mechanics work incredibly well, and you can’t successfully explain quantum effects with traditional classical physics.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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