quantum mechanics

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Scientists hope the particle -- which is similar to a proton but four times heavier -- will reveal more about the strange behaviour of quantum mechanics.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Despite the uncertainty about its interpretation, wave-particle duality lies at the core of quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

"The central problem is the general role of time in quantum mechanics, and especially the timescale associated with a quantum transition."

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

"The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem," says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

In quantum mechanics, a zero is responsible for a bizarre source of energy—infinite and ubiquitous, present even in the deepest vacuum—and a phantom force exerted by nothing at all.

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