quantum mechanics

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Because photons behave according to quantum mechanics, their polarization cannot be measured without leaving detectable traces.

From Science Daily

This bizarre behavior is forbidden in traditional physics but allowed under the wild rules of quantum mechanics.

From Scientific American

Things got weirder, though, when the mathematics of quantum mechanics suggested that measuring one particle might instantaneously influence the state of another particle far away.

From Scientific American

In quantum mechanics, figuring out what’s going on with more than a few particles at the same time is notoriously difficult.

From Scientific American

The laws of quantum mechanics forbid using the exact same approach in quantum computers.

From Science Magazine