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quantum theory

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


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Instead quantum theory thinks of space as a network of tiny regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A century of quantum theory has shown otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Where quantum theory has so far failed is in explaining gravitation, the force that keeps us on the ground and steers the earth around the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Interpretations mainly offer different conceptual explanations for what quantum theory means, while typically producing the same experimental predictions as standard quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

That theory, quantum mechanics, will be described next, before we turn to the efforts to combine the two partial theories into a single quantum theory of gravity.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking


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